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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.

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-ālis—

Words derived from “amiral”

  • amiraaliperhonen
  • amiraalius
  • vara-amiraali
  • amiraalikunta
  • amiraali
  • laivastoamiraali
  • konteramiral
  • viceamiral
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