Where does “verfeinern” come from?
verfeinern (German) comes from German feiner, from Catalan feina, from Old Catalan faena, from Latin facienda, from Latin faciendus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
verfeinern (German): to refine
Definitions
- to refine
Ancestry of “verfeinern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feiner | comparative degree of fein |
| 2 | Catalan | feina | work, job |
| 3 | Old Catalan | faena | task, chore |
| 4 | Latin | facienda | nominative feminine singular of faciendus;... |
| 5 | Latin | faciendus | which is to be done or made |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |