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
Ancestry of “afinar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | fino | fine |
| 2 | Spanish | fin | end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | fin | — |
| 4 | Latin | finis | end; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeygʷ- | to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to... |
Words derived from “afinar”