Where does “afinar” come from?

afinar (Spanish) comes from Spanish fino, from Spanish fin, from Old Spanish fin, from Latin finis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- — to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

afinar (Spanish): to refine; to tune

Definitions

  1. to refine; to tune

Ancestry of “afinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfinofine
2Spanishfinend; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop,...
3Old Spanishfin
4Latinfinisend; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeygʷ-to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

Words derived from “afinar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ-Every word from Latin finisEvery word from Old Spanish fin