finial
English
/ˈfɪn.i.əl/
noun
Definitions
- The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
- Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English finial derived from Old French fin (fine, minute, exact) derived from Latin fīnis (end, limit, boundary, a boundary).
Origin
Latin
fīnis
Gloss
end, limit, boundary, a boundary
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
境
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- finialed English
- finialled English
- *fīnus Latin
- affinis Latin
- finis Latin
- fīnis Latin
- fīniō, fīnīre Latin
- fīnālis Latin
- fine Italian
- *buk- Proto-Indo-European
- fin Middle English
- finial Middle English
- finis Middle English
- fyn Middle English
- fin Old French
- finesse Old French
- fin Norman
- fin Middle French
- finance Middle French
- fin Old Portuguese
- fegn Romansh
- fin Friulian
- fin Old Occitan
- fin Old Spanish
- fin Ladino
- פין Ladino
- fin Ladin
- feîn Istriot