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Where does “fine” come from?
fine (Old French) comes from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
Ancestry of “fine”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fīnis
end
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰnh₂-
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Words derived from “fine”
finesse
finesser
finesse
fīnesse
outfinesse
finessable
superfinesse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →
Every word from Latin fīnis →
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