Where does “finance” come from?

finance (Middle French) comes from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “finance”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	finer	to finish
2	Middle French	fin	end; finish; death
3	Old French	fin	fine, delicate
4	Latin	fīnis	end
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰnh₂-	—

Words derived from “finance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →