Etymology of the English word finish
the English word
finishderived from the Old French word
finirderived from the Latin word
finire (limit, end; finish)
derived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
derived from the Old French word
fenirderived from the Latin word
finire (limit, end; finish)
derived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
Date
The earliest known usage of finish in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
finished,
refinish,
finishingDerivations in other languages
Italian
finish, Romanian
finişCognates
Dutch
finish, French
finish, German
Finish, Norwegian
finish, Swedish
finishUsage
Word found in Modern English
