Where does “semifinaaliottelu” come from?
semifinaaliottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish semifinaali, from Latin semifinalis, from English final, from Middle English final, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
semifinaaliottelu (Finnish): semifinal match
Definitions
- semifinal match
Ancestry of “semifinaaliottelu”, step by step
semifinaaliottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish semifinaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | semifinaali | A semifinal |
| 2 | Latin | semifinalis | — |
| 3 | English | final | A final examination; a test or examination given... |
| 4 | Middle English | final | — |
| 5 | Old French | final | final, definitive, last |
| 6 | Latin | fīnālis | Of or pertaining to boundaries |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |