Where does “finjustering” come from?

finjustering (Swedish) comes from Swedish finjustera, from Swedish fin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finjustering (Swedish): fine-tuning

Definitions

  1. fine-tuning

Ancestry of “finjustering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinjusteraadjust finely, fine-tune; retune
2Swedishfinfine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
3Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
4Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
5Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
6Latinfīnisend
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin
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