Where does “litoral” come from?

litoral (Romanian) comes from French littoral, from Latin litoralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

litoral (Romanian): littoral

Definitions

  1. littoral

Ancestry of “litoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlittorallittoral, coastal; littoral
2Latinlitoralisof the seashore; littoral
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin litoralis →