Where does “unfinancial” come from?
unfinancial (English) comes from English financial, from English finance, from Middle English finaunce, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis.
unfinancial (English): In debt; not having paid one's dues
Definitions
- In debt; not having paid one's dues
Ancestry of “unfinancial”, step by step
unfinancial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English financial
| 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- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |