Where does “finance” come from?
finance (French) comes from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finance (French): finance
Definitions
- finance
Ancestry of “finance”, step by step
finance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French finance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 2 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 3 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 4 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 5 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Latin financius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | financius | — |