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FineEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
* As an English surname, from the adjective fine. * As an English and Irish surname, variant of Finn. * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Fein.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗fineEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin fīnīre (“to finish”) or fīnis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of fine or thin also arising in many Romance languages (compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish fino). Doublet of fino.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗fineEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin fīnis (“a payment in settlement or tax”). Doublet of fin and finis.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗fineEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin fīnis (“a payment in settlement or tax”). Doublet of fin and finis.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗fineEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Italian fine (“end”). French fin. Doublet of fin and finis.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗fineEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From Middle English finen, fynen, from Old French finer, finir. See finish (transitive verb).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- FineEnglish · e-38538-1677
Fine, fīn, adj. excellent: beautiful: not coarse or heavy: subtle: thin: slender: exquisite: nice: delicate: overdone: showy: splendid: striking or remarkable (often ironically): pure, refined: consisting of small partic
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Fine, fīn, n. a composition: a sum of money imposed as a punishment.—v.t. to impose a fine on: to punish by fine: (Shak.) to pledge or pawn.—adj. Fine′less (Shak.), endless.—In fine, in conclusion. [Low L. finis, a fine—
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