Where does “finire” come from?
finire (Italian) comes from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
finire (Italian): to finish; to finish, to end
Definitions
- to finish; to finish, to end
Ancestry of “finire”, step by step
finire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fīniō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fīniō | to finish, terminate |
| 2 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Latin fīnīre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fīnīre | — |