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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel...
2Englishfinasteride—
3English-steride—
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ide—
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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