Where does “finclip” come from?
finclip (English) comes from English fin, from English finasteride, from English -steride, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
finclip (English): An identification clip fixed to the fin of a fish etc
Definitions
- An identification clip fixed to the fin of a fish etc
Ancestry of “finclip”, step by step
finclip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fin | One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel... |
| 2 | English | finasteride | A medication used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia in males |
| 3 | English | -steride | Used to form names of [[w:5α-reductase |
| 4 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 6 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |