Where does “finto” come from?

finto (Esperanto) comes from French feinte, from French feindre, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

finto (Esperanto): A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy

Definitions

  1. A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy

Ancestry of “finto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfeintefeint, dummy; first-person singular present...
2Frenchfeindreto fake; to feign
3Old Frenchfeindreto feign
4Latinfingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “finto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingere →Every word from Old French feindre →