Where does “fiscal” come from?

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

fiscal (Portuguese): fiscal; fiscal, inspector

Definitions

  1. fiscal; fiscal, inspector

Ancestry of “fiscal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfiscālisof or pertaining to the treasury
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “fiscal”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin fiscālis →