Where does “firemní” come from?

firemní (Czech) comes from Czech firma, from Italian firma, from Italian firmare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

firemní (Czech): company, corporate

Definitions

  1. company, corporate

Ancestry of “firemní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfirmafirm
2Italianfirmasignature; third-person singular present...
3Italianfirmareto sign
4Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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