Where does “factual” come from?

factual (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ual, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

factual (Portuguese): factual consisting of facts

Definitions

  1. factual consisting of facts

Ancestry of “factual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ual—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “factual”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -ual →
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