Where does “finti” come from?
finti (Italian) comes from Esperanto finto, from French feinte, from French feindre, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
finti (Italian): masculine plural of finto; plural of finto;...
Definitions
- masculine plural of finto; plural of finto;...
Ancestry of “finti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | finto | A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy |
| 2 | French | feinte | feint, dummy; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | feindre | to fake; to feign |
| 4 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 5 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |