Where does “fino” come from?
Fino comes from Spanish fino, derived from Old Spanish fin, from Latin finis meaning "end" or "boundary," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-.
fino (English): The driest and palest type of traditional sherry
Definitions
- The driest and palest type of traditional sherry
Ancestry of “fino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | fino | fine |
| 2 | Spanish | fin | end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | fin | — |
| 4 | Latin | finis | end; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeygʷ- | to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to... |