Where does “finishment” come from?

finishment (English) comes from English finish, from Middle English finishen, from Old French finiss-, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finishment (English): finish; termination

Definitions

  1. finish; termination

Ancestry of “finishment”, step by step

finishment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English finish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinishAn end; the end of anything; A protective coating...
2Middle Englishfinishen—
3Old Frenchfiniss-—
4Old FrenchfinirAlternative form of finer
5Latinfīniōto finish, terminate
6Latinfīnisend
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Latin fīniō →
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