Where does “demi-finale” come from?
demi-finale (French) comes from French finale, from Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
demi-finale (French): semi-final
Ancestry of “demi-finale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | finale | feminine singular of final; a final |
| 2 | Italian | finale | final, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale |
| 3 | Latin | fīnālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |