Where does “final” come from?

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

final (Haitian Creole): final

Definitions

  1. final

Ancestry of “final”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfinalfinal; expressing purpose
2Italianfinalefinal, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale
3LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin fīnālis →