Where does “afinar” come from?
afinar (Portuguese) comes from French affiner, from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
afinar (Portuguese): to thin; to tune
Definitions
- to thin; to tune
Ancestry of “afinar”, step by step
afinar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French affiner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | affiner | to purify; to refine; to make finer |
| 2 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |