Where does “finesse” come from?

finesse (Old French) comes from Old French fine, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finesse (Old French): fineness; delicacy; slenderness

Definitions

  1. fineness; delicacy; slenderness

Ancestry of “finesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfine—
2Latinfīnisend
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finesse”

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