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Where does “fino” come from?

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

fino (Spanish): fine

Definitions

  1. fine

Ancestry of “fino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fino”

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