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Where does “finir” come from?

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

finir (Old French): Alternative form of finer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of finer

Ancestry of “finir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīniō—
2Latinfīnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “finir”

  • financial
  • finance
  • financially
  • financier
  • microfinance
  • refinance
  • nonfinancial
  • financialization
  • financer
  • financescape
  • financeable
  • cofinance
  • nonfinance
  • unfinanceable
  • financialist
  • refinancer
  • prefinance
  • underfinance
  • overfinance
  • financiering
  • megafinance
  • part-finance
  • technofinance
  • cyberfinance
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