Where does “fīnesse” come from?
fīnesse (Middle English) comes from Old French finesse, from Old French fine, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
fīnesse (Middle English): degree of excellence; fineness, purity
Definitions
- degree of excellence; fineness, purity
Ancestry of “fīnesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | finesse | fineness; delicacy; slenderness |
| 2 | Old French | fine | — |
| 3 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “fīnesse”