Where does “viral” come from?

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

viral (Portuguese): viral relating to viruses

Definitions

  1. viral relating to viruses

Ancestry of “viral”, 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 “viral”

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