Where does “concoidal” come from?
concoidal (Romanian) comes from French conchoïdal, from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
concoidal (Romanian): conchoidal
Definitions
- conchoidal
Ancestry of “concoidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | conchoïdal | conchoidal |
| 2 | French | -ál | al; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |