DictionaryRoot: -al
English
-al
connected with
Forms
- -al
Origin
Borrowed through French and Latin from Latin -alis.
Note
English now adds it to new bases as well as retaining it in inherited borrowings.
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adjective
additional
Extra; added to what already exists.
Etymology
Latin additio named a putting to or adding. The adjective identifies something supplied on top of an existing amount or set, extending what is already there.
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