Where does “en finir” come from?

en finir (French) comes from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

en finir (French): To put an end to something, usually something...

Definitions

To put an end to something, usually something...

Ancestry of “en finir”, step by step

en finir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	en	in; to; by
2	Middle French	en	on; on to
3	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via French finir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	to finish, terminate
5	Latin	fīnis	end
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰnh₂-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →