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Where does “amiral” come from?

amiral (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آمیرال, from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

amiral (Turkish): admiral

Definitions

  1. admiral

Ancestry of “amiral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآمیرالadmiral
2Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
3Old Frenchamiraladmiral
4Latinamiralis—
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “amiral”

  • amirallik
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