The English adjective ends in productive -al under Merriam-Webster’s segmentation.
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etymological
of, relating to, or based on etymology
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · Middle English–today · adjective suffix-al
of, like, related to, or pertaining to
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The suffix marks relation or pertinence.
The component is synchronic and historical evidence, not the lexical parent of etymology.
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Etymological — Merriam-Webster.com DictionaryWord History: etymologic + -al
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explicitly identifies the English -al component.
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