Where does “nonfinancial” come from?
Nonfinancial derives from English financial, which combines English finance from Middle French finer and Latin -alis with English nine from Latin novem.
nonfinancial (English): Not financial; Not directly related to the...
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- Not financial; Not directly related to the...
Ancestry of “nonfinancial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | financial | Related to finances; Having dues and fees paid up... |
| 2 | English | finance | The management of money and other assets; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | finaunce | finance |
| 4 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 5 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 6 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 7 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 8 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |