Where does “peaufinement” come from?
peaufinement (French) comes from French peaufiner, from French peau, from Middle French peau, from Old French pel, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
peaufinement (French): fine-tuning
Ancestry of “peaufinement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | peaufiner | to fine-tune |
| 2 | French | peau | skin of a person or animal; hide, fur; skin |
| 3 | Middle French | peau | skin |
| 4 | Old French | pel | skin; pelisse |
| 5 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |