Where does “semifinal” come from?

semifinal (Spanish) comes from Spanish final, from Latin fīnālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

semifinal (Spanish): semifinal, semi-final

Definitions

  1. semifinal, semi-final

Ancestry of “semifinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfinalfinal; an end
2LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “semifinal

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis