Where does “Fínín” come from?

Fínín (Irish) comes from Old Irish Fíngin, from Old Irish fín, from Proto-Celtic wīnom, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Fínín (Irish): Fenian

Definitions

  1. Fenian

Ancestry of “Fínín”, step by step

Fínín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish Fíngin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishFíngin—
2Old Irishfínwine
3Proto-Celticwīnomwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Irish fianna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfiannaplural of fia; nominative/dative plural of fiann
2Irishfiannroving band of warrior-hunters; band of soldiers
3Old Irishfíann—
4Proto-Celticwēnoshero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “Fínín”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →