Etymograph

English

fino

Fino comes from Spanish fino ‘fine’, from fin ‘end’, and ultimately from Latin fīnis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīnis1
  2. Old Spanishc. 950–1500fin1
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentfin1‘end’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentfino2‘fine’
  5. Englishtodayfino2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Spanish fino
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English fino

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīnisWiktionary, Spanish fino
  2. Old Spanishc. 950–1500finWiktionary, Spanish fino
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentfinWiktionary, Spanish fino‘end’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentfinoWiktionary, English fino‘fine’
  5. EnglishtodayfinoWiktionary, English fino

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ‘to stick, set up’

fix, dig, ditch, dyke, dike, crucify, 19 more

through Latin *fignis

finale, finesse, confine, infinitesimal, 10 more

through Latin fīnis

final, fine, finish, definition, infinite, infinity, finite, fin, financier, infinitive, finis, finial, 16 more

Today it means

noun The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “fino”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Spanish fino. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin fīnis / fino

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