Where does “fini” come from?
fini (Esperanto) comes from French finir, from Middle French finir, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
fini (Esperanto): to end, finish
Ancestry of “fini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | finir | to finish, end, complete |
| 2 | Middle French | finir | to finish; to end |
| 3 | Old French | finir | Alternative form of finer |
| 4 | Latin | fīniō | — |
| 5 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “fini”