Where does “sopraffino” come from?

sopraffino (Italian) comes from Italian fino, from Vulgar Latin finus, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

sopraffino (Italian): superior, excellent, first-class, superfine

Definitions

  1. superior, excellent, first-class, superfine

Ancestry of “sopraffino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfinotill, until, as far as; thin, fine
2Vulgar Latinfinusfine
3Latinfīnisend
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Vulgar Latin finus →
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