Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “peaufiner” come from?

peaufiner (French) comes 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.

peaufiner (French): to fine-tune

Definitions

  1. to fine-tune

Ancestry of “peaufiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeauskin of a person or animal; hide, fur; skin
2Middle Frenchpeauskin
3Old Frenchpelskin; pelisse
4Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
5Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “peaufiner”

  • peaufinage
  • peaufinement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →