Where does “amiral” come from?

amiral (Swedish) comes from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

amiral (Swedish): an admiral

Definitions

  1. an admiral

Ancestry of “amiral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
2Old Frenchamiraladmiral
3Latinamiralis—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “amiral”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →
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