Where does “finer” come from?

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

finer (Old French): to finish; to complete; to kill; to murder; to...

Definitions

  1. to finish; to complete; to kill; to murder; to...

Ancestry of “finer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīniōto finish, terminate
2Latinfīnisend
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Latin fīniō →