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1. Etymology of the English word fine

the English word fine
derived from the English word fin
derived from the Old French word fin
derived from the Latin word finis (boundary, end, limit)
derived from the English word finn
derived from the Swedish word Finne

Derivations in English

refine, fining, finery, finespun, finical, fineness, superfine, fined

Cognates

Catalan fi, Danish tynd, Dutch dun, Dutch fijn, English thin, French fin, German fein, German dünn, Icelandic þunnur, Icelandic Tunnur, Icelandic fínn, Italian fine, Italian fino, Latin finis, Norwegian fin, Nynorsk tynne, Portuguese fino, Portuguese fim, Provençal fin, Riksmal tynn, Spanish fino, Spanish fin, Swedish tunn, Swedish fin

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word fine

derived from the English word fine

Derivations in English

finable

Usage

Word found in Modern English

3. Etymology of the English word fine

derived from the English word fine
derived from the Italian word fine
derived from the Latin word finis (boundary, end, limit)

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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