Where does “finickingly” come from?
finickingly (English) comes from English finicking, 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-.
finickingly (English): finically
Definitions
- finically
Ancestry of “finickingly”, step by step
finickingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English finicking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | finicking | finical; finicky behaviour; fussing |
| 2 | English | finical | Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate |
| 3 | English | fine | Senses referring to subjective quality; Senses... |
| 4 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |