Where does “final” come from?
final (French) comes from Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
final (French): final; expressing purpose
Definitions
- final; expressing purpose
Ancestry of “final”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | finale | final, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale |
| 2 | Latin | fīnālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |
Words derived from “final”