Where does “finicality” come from?
finicality (English) comes from English finical, from English fine, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finicality (English): The quality of being finical
Definitions
- The quality of being finical
Ancestry of “finicality”, step by step
finicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English finical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | finical | Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate |
| 2 | English | fine | Senses referring to subjective quality; Senses... |
| 3 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |