Where does “finis” come from?
Finis comes from Middle English finis, from Latin finis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-, ultimately related to the notion of boundary or division.
finis (English): The end
Definitions
- The end
Ancestry of “finis”, step by step
finis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English finis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | finis | — |
| 2 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |
via English fini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fini | — |