Where does “свинеферма” come from?
свинеферма (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian фе́рма, from French fermé, from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
свинеферма (Bulgarian): swine farm
Definitions
- swine farm
Ancestry of “свинеферма”, step by step
свинеферма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian фе́рма
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | фе́рма | farm |
| 2 | French | fermé | past participle of fermer; closed |
| 3 | Middle French | ferme | firm |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Bulgarian свиня
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | свиня | swine; sow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svinьja | pig, swine |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | svinъ | of or pertaining to pigs |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *swīˀnas | pig, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |