Where does “semifinale” come from?
semifinale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk finale, from Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
semifinale (Norwegian Nynorsk): a semi-final
Ancestry of “semifinale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | finale | a final; finale |
| 2 | Italian | finale | final, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale |
| 3 | Latin | fīnālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |