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1. Etymology of the French word fin

the Old French word fin
derived from the Latin word finis (boundary, end, limit)

Derivations in French

fignoler, affiner, finement, finesse, finaud, finer, bec-fin, demi-fin, superfin, surfin, ultra-fin, extra-fin, finage, finet, finette, afin, peaufiner, enfin

Derivations in other languages

English fin, Romanian fin

Cognates

Catalan fi, Danish tynd, Dutch dun, Dutch fijn, English fine, English thin, 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 Old French

2. Etymology of the French word fin

derived from the French word fin

Derivations in French

finaud, finement, finerie, fines, finesse, mi-fin

Usage

Word found in Old French



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