The story
- French · derived frompetite finale“small final”
- English todaysmall final
From petit final, from French petite finale (“small final”).
Words from the same roots
Frenchpetite finale all →
petit final
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
small final
Today it means: The secondary final to determine rankings of competitors from the semifinals that did not make the big final. Full definition →
French petite finale