Etymology

focal

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Today it means: Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location). Full definition →

New Latin focālis
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  1. New Latin · learned borrowing fromfocālis
  2. English todayfocal

Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis. By surface analysis, focus + -al.

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