Where does “semifinală” come from?

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

semifinală (Romanian): semifinal

Definitions

  1. semifinal

Ancestry of “semifinală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfinalăfinal
2Frenchfinalfinal; expressing purpose
3Italianfinalefinal, ending; end, ending, conclusion; finale
4LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin fīnālis →