Relating to the ablative case or function in grammar; expressing removal, separation, or the agent of an action.
From 'ablative' (a grammatical case) + suffix '-al.' The ablative case comes from Latin 'ablatus' (carried away), so the grammar itself encoded the concept of removal.
In Latin, if you wanted to say 'I was beaten by slaves,' you'd use the ablative case—the grammar literally marks that the slaves are the ones doing the ablating (removing your dignity).
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