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Where does “fin” come from?

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

fin (Spanish): end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop,...

Definitions

  1. end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop,...

Ancestry of “fin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfin—
2Latinfinisend; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeygʷ-to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

Words derived from “fin”

  • fino
  • afinador
  • finamente
  • fino
  • afinación
  • afinar
  • finísimo
  • fina
  • finar
  • pino
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