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
portal
Relating to the vein that carries blood from digestive organs to the liver.
Etymology
The adjective relates to the porta, the liver’s gateway or entry region. The portal vein is named for carrying blood into the liver through that region.
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