English
fini flight
Fini flight comes from Latin finis ‘ending’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfinis‘ending’
- Englishtodayfini flight
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfinis‘ending’
- Englishtodayfini flight
A compound of fini + flight
Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly’
Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’
Proto-West Germanic *fluhti ‘flight’
Old English flyht ‘flight’
Middle English flight
English flight
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 finis ‘ending’
final, fine, finish, definition, infinite, infinity, fin, finite, financier, infinitive, fino, finis, finial, 16 more
Today it means
noun The final pilot-in-command, pilot-flying flight of a pilot during a stage of life, such as on a particular aircraft, aircraft type, airline, professional life, military life, career at a company, assignment in a unit, as an active duty pilot, etc. Typically a celebratory flight, with congratulatory accoutrements; it may be a regular duty flight, or an additional special flight.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin finis / fini flight