Where does “woundfin” come from?

woundfin (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.

woundfin (English): "Plagopterus argentissimus", a slender, silvery...

Definitions

  1. "Plagopterus argentissimus", a slender, silvery...

Ancestry of “woundfin”, step by step

woundfin 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-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English wound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwoundAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body
2Germanwunden
3Old Englishwundianto wound or injure
4Proto-Germanicwundōnąto wound
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -isEvery word from Latin -a