Where does “hindfin” come from?

hindfin (English) comes from English fin, from English finasteride, from English -steride, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

hindfin (English): Either of the posterior pair of fins of an...

Definitions

  1. Either of the posterior pair of fins of an...

Ancestry of “hindfin”, step by step

hindfin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel...
2EnglishfinasterideA medication used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia in males
3English-sterideUsed to form names of [[w:5α-reductase
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ideid (dynast)
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English hind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhindLocated at the rear; A female deer, especially a...
2Middle Englishhind—
3Old Englishhindhind, doe
4Proto-Germanichindizdoe, hind
5Proto-Germanichemdiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →