Where does “finance” come from?
Finance comes from Middle English finaunce, from Middle French finance, derived from Middle French finer meaning to end or settle, from Middle French fin meaning end, from Latin finis meaning boundary or limit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-.
finance (English): The management of money and other assets; The...
Definitions
- The management of money and other assets; The...
Ancestry of “finance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | finaunce | finance |
| 2 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 3 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 4 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “finance”