English → Latin
“final” in Latin
ultimusthe furthest or farthest, most distant, most remote, the utmost or uttermost, extreme, last; last, final, ultimate, end;extrēmusfarthest, outermost, extreme; coming at the end, last, final, ultimate; extreme in degree, intensenovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recentimmūtābilisimmutable, unchangeable, unalterable
The English word final itself goes back to Latin fīnis, through fīnālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
final
ultimus: extremus: novissimus [SYN. in LAST]: immutabilis (unchangeable): A final edict, *edictum peremptorium. In philosophical language, finem significans (☞ not finalis in any sense). A final cause, ultima causa (the most remote, but original and primary).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for final?
- The usual Latin words for “final” are ultimus, extrēmus, novus; also immūtābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.