Where does “finical” come from?

finical (English) comes from English fine, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finical (English): Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

Definitions

  1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

Ancestry of “finical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfineSenses referring to subjective quality; Senses...
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →