Where does “afinans” come from?

afinans (Cornish) comes from Cornish afina, from Middle English affine.

afinans (Cornish): adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnish

Definitions

  1. adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnish

Ancestry of “afinans”, step by step

afinans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish afina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishafinato decorate
2Middle Englishaffine

via Cornish ans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishans

Words derived from “afinans

Every word from Middle English affine