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 — forms relational adjectives.

demi-finale (French): semi-final

Definitions

  1. semi-final

Ancestry of “demi-finale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfinalefeminine singular of final; a final
2Italianfinalefinal, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale
3LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “demi-finale”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin fīnālis →