Where does “afinys” come from?

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

afinys (Cornish): elaborate, elegant, exquisite, refined

Definitions

  1. elaborate, elegant, exquisite, refined

Ancestry of “afinys”, step by step

afinys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish afina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishafinato decorate
2Middle Englishaffine

via Cornish ys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyscorn
Every word from Middle English affine