English
finta
Finta comes from Spanish finta.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentfinta
- Englishearliest quotation 1872same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentfinta
- Englishearliest quotation 1872same form
Earliest quotation: 1872, Regulations respecting the finta, and Election of Fintadores: “To provide for the expenses of our Synagogues, as…”
Every English word from Spanish finta
Today it means
noun A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish finta / finta