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Where does “finalmotståndare” come from?

finalmotståndare (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.

finalmotståndare (Swedish): an opponent finalist

Definitions

  1. an opponent finalist

Ancestry of “finalmotståndare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinala final
2EnglishfinalA final examination; a test or examination given...
3Middle Englishfinal—
4Old Frenchfinalfinal, definitive, last
5Latinfīnālis—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālis—
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