Where does “finalisme” come from?
finalisme (French) comes from French final, from Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
finalisme (French): finalism
Definitions
- finalism
Ancestry of “finalisme”, step by step
finalisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French final
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | final | final; expressing purpose |
| 2 | Italian | finale | final, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale |
| 3 | Latin | fīnālis | Of or pertaining to boundaries |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Catalan final
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | final | final; end; finale |