Where does “palatalizar” come from?

palatalizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish palatal, from Spanish -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

palatalizar (Spanish): to palatalize to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate

Definitions

  1. to palatalize to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate

Ancestry of “palatalizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalatalpalatal
2Spanish-alIn adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,...
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “palatalizar

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Spanish -al