Where does “hyperfine” come from?

hyperfine (French) comes from French hyperfin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

hyperfine (French): feminine singular of hyperfin

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of hyperfin

Ancestry of “hyperfine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhyperfinhyperfine
2Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin