English
affinition
Affinition comes from French affiner ‘to purify’, and goes back to Medieval Latin affinare.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500affinare
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaffiner‘to purify’
- Englishtodayaffinition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500affinare
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaffiner‘to purify’
- Englishtodayaffinition
Formed from affine + -ition
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘to, at’
Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’
Latin fīnis ‘boundary’
Latin affinis ‘neighbouring, allied to, kindred’
English affine
Every English word from Medieval Latin affinare
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin affinare / affinition