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finis.

end

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfiː.nɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈfiː.nis]

  1. end

    declension-3
    in finem
    ad finem

  2. limit, border, bound boundary, frontier

    declension-3

  3. boundaries, bounds, frontiers; by extension, territory, region, lands

    declension-3 · in-plural

  4. limit in duration, term (duration of a set length)

    declension-3

  5. end, purpose, aim, object, telos

    declension-3

  6. death, end (of life)

    declension-3

  7. amount (in late juridical writings)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps for Latin *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), whence fīgō, or for Latin *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”), whence findō. Other hypotheses include: * From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike”); compare perfinēs (“(you would) break, shatter”). * From the same source as Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight; ready”) and *bainą (“bone”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-n- (“something straight, pole”), which may or may not be from the same root “to strike” above. For the meaning “region”, compare pāgus again from a root meaning “to fix”.

verb[ˈfiː.nɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈfiː.nis]

  1. second-person singular present active of fīniō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps for Latin *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), whence fīgō, or for Latin *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”), whence findō. Other hypotheses include: * From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike”); compare perfinēs (“(you would) break, shatter”). * From the same source as Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight; ready”) and *bainą (“bone”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-n- (“something straight, pole”), which may or may not be from the same root “to strike” above. For the meaning “region”, compare pāgus again from a root meaning “to fix”.

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