Where does “fin” come from?
fin (Romanian) comes from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
fin (Romanian): fine, delicate; subtle; godson
Definitions
- fine, delicate; subtle; godson
Ancestry of “fin”, step by step
fin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fin | end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... |
| 2 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 3 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 4 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Latin fīliānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fīliānus | — |
| 2 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 3 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |