Where does “linish” come from?

linish (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-.

linish (English): To improve the flatness of a surface by means of...

Definitions

  1. To improve the flatness of a surface by means of...

Ancestry of “linish”, step by step

linish 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 linen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinenThread or cloth made from flax fiber; Domestic...
2Middle EnglishlynnenMade of flax fibers; linen
3Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
4Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “linish”

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