Where does “vulgar” come from?

vulgar (Portuguese) comes from Latin vulgāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

vulgar (Portuguese): common to the people, vulgar; ordinary,...

Definitions

  1. common to the people, vulgar; ordinary,...

Ancestry of “vulgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulgāriscommon, usual, commonly known
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “vulgar

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris
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