English
finale
Finale comes from Italian finale ‘ending’, from Late Latin fīnālis ‘of or pertaining to boundaries’, and ultimately from Latin fīnis ‘end’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīnis‘end’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfīnālis‘of or pertaining to boundaries’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinale‘ending’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīnis‘end’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfīnālis‘of or pertaining to boundaries’
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinale‘ending’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011same form
Earliest quotation: 2011, Phil McNulty, Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal: “Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ‘to stick, set up’
fix, dig, ditch, dyke, dike, crucify, 20 more
through Latin *fignis
finesse, confine, infinitesimal, 11 more
through Latin fīnis ‘end’
fine, finish, definition, infinite, infinity, finite, fin, financier, infinitive, finis, fino, 16 more
through Late Latin fīnālis ‘of or pertaining to boundaries’
Today it means
noun The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fīnis / finale