Where does “funchal” come from?

funchal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

funchal (Portuguese): a field abounding in fennels

Definitions

  1. a field abounding in fennels

Ancestry of “funchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
2Old Portuguese-al—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “funchal”

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