Where does “microfinance” come from?
microfinance (French) comes from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
microfinance (French): microfinance
Ancestry of “microfinance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | finance | finance |
| 2 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 3 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 4 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |