Where does “åttondelsfinal” come from?

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

åttondelsfinal (Swedish): The round before a quarterfinal

Definitions

  1. The round before a quarterfinal

Ancestry of “åttondelsfinal”, step by step

åttondelsfinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish final

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinala final
2EnglishfinalA final examination; a test or examination given...
3Middle Englishfinal
4Old Frenchfinalfinal, definitive, last
5LatinfīnālisOf or pertaining to boundaries
6Latin-ālis
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Swedish åttondel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttondeleighth
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin fīnālis