Where does “palatal” come from?

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

palatal (Tagalog): palatal

Definitions

  1. palatal

Ancestry of “palatal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalatalpalatal
2Spanish-alIn adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,...
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Spanish -al →