Latin verbalis visibly combines the verbum stem with relational -alis.
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verbālis
of or relating to words or verbs
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · adjective suffix-ālis
of, related to, pertaining to
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The suffix turns word or verb into of or relating to words or verbs.
Late Latin formation.
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Verbal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: verbalis from verbum + -alis
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