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Where does “finischen” come from?

finischen (Middle English) comes from Old French finiss-, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “finischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfiniss-—
2Old FrenchfinirAlternative form of finer
3Latinfīniō—
4Latinfīnis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finischen”

  • finish
  • finisher
  • refinish
  • unfinishable
  • finisht
  • refinisher
  • unfinish
  • finisheth
  • photofinisher
  • unfinisht
  • finishable
  • finishment
  • microfinish
  • finishest
  • fotofinish
  • финиш
  • finishen
  • finish
  • finiš
  • финиш
  • finish
  • finiş
  • finiš
  • finiş
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