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Where does “finísimo” come from?

finísimo (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...

finísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of fino; very fine; of good...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of fino; very fine; of good...

Ancestry of “finísimo”, 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...
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