Where does “semifinalis” come from?

semifinalis (Latin) comes from English final, from Middle English final, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “semifinalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinalA final examination; a test or examination given...
2Middle Englishfinal—
3Old Frenchfinalfinal, definitive, last
4LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “semifinalis”

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