Where does “finickingness” come from?
finickingness (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-.
finickingness (English): The quality of being finicking
Definitions
- The quality of being finicking
Ancestry of “finickingness”, step by step
finickingness 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- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |