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
- to fine-tune
Ancestry of “peaufiner”, step by step
peaufiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French peau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | peau | skin of a person or animal; hide, fur; skin |
| 2 | Middle French | peau | skin |
| 3 | Old French | pel | skin; pelisse |
| 4 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |