Where does “glacial” come from?

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

glacial (Romanian): glacial

Definitions

  1. glacial

Ancestry of “glacial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglacialfreezing, ice-cold, very cold
2Latinglaciālisicy, frozen, glacial
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →