Where does “financial” come from?
Financial comes from Middle French finance, derived from Old French finer meaning to end or settle, ultimately from Latin finis meaning boundary or end, traced to Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-.
financial (English): Related to finances; Having dues and fees paid up...
Definitions
- Related to finances; Having dues and fees paid up...
Ancestry of “financial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | finance | The management of money and other assets; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | finaunce | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “financial”