Etymology of the English word finesse
the English word
finessederived from the Old French word
finessederived from the Old French word
finderived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
derived from the French word
finDate
The earliest known usage of finesse in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
finessed,
finessingCognates
Dutch
finesse, German
Finesse, Norwegian
finesse, Swedish
finessUsage
Word found in Modern English
