Where does “admiral” come from?

admiral (Slovene) comes from German Admiral, from English Admiral, from Middle English admiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

admiral (Slovene): Admiral, a naval officer of the highest rank, above vice admiral

Definitions

  1. Admiral, a naval officer of the highest rank, above vice admiral

Ancestry of “admiral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAdmiraladmiral male or of unspecified gender
2EnglishAdmiralA naval officer title
3Middle Englishadmiral—
4Old Frenchamiraladmiral
5Latinamiralis—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →