Where does “forfine” come from?
forfine (Danish) comes from German verfeinern, from German feiner, from Catalan feina, from Old Catalan faena, from Latin facienda, from Latin faciendus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
forfine (Danish): to refine, fine-tune
Definitions
- to refine, fine-tune
Ancestry of “forfine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verfeinern | to refine |
| 2 | German | feiner | comparative degree of fein |
| 3 | Catalan | feina | work, job |
| 4 | Old Catalan | faena | task, chore |
| 5 | Latin | facienda | nominative feminine singular of faciendus;... |
| 6 | Latin | faciendus | which is to be done or made |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |