Where does “mezquital” come from?
mezquital (Spanish) comes from Spanish -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
mezquital (Spanish): A mesquite grove
Ancestry of “mezquital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -al | In adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,... |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |