Where does “finiquitar” come from?
finiquitar (Spanish) comes from Spanish finiquito, from Spanish y, from Old Spanish e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
finiquitar (Spanish): to close, terminate, finish off
Definitions
- to close, terminate, finish off
Ancestry of “finiquitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | finiquito | settlement, severance pay, conclusion, end |
| 2 | Spanish | y | and; plus, and; well |
| 3 | Old Spanish | e | and |
| 4 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |