prandial

Meaning

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.

Origin

• Borrowed from Late Latin prandialis, or Latin prandium ("late breakfast; lunch") (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃mós ("first") (from *preh₃-) + *h₁ed- + Latin -ium ("suffix forming nouns") (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-yós ("suffix forming adjectives from noun stems"))) -al.