Where does “-al” come from?

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

-al (Romanian): al; of or pertaining to, forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. al; of or pertaining to, forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-al”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-al”

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