Where does “final” come from?

final (French) comes from Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

final (French): final; expressing purpose

Definitions

  1. final; expressing purpose

Ancestry of “final”, step by step

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

Words derived from “final”

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