Where does “finikin” come from?

finikin (English) comes from Middle Dutch fijnkens, from Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finikin (English): Excessively dainty or fastidious; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. Excessively dainty or fastidious; Alternative...

Ancestry of “finikin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfijnkensexactly; precisely
2Middle Dutchfijnfine
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →
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