Where does “fine” come from?

fine (Manx) comes from Old Irish faigen, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

fine (Manx): quiver; sheath, scabbard; vagina

Definitions

  1. quiver; sheath, scabbard; vagina

Ancestry of “fine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfaigensheath, scabbard
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →