Where does “brievenbusfirma” come from?
brievenbusfirma (Dutch) comes from Dutch 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.
brievenbusfirma (Dutch): shell company
Definitions
- shell company
Ancestry of “brievenbusfirma”, step by step
brievenbusfirma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch firma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | firma | a large-scale company, a firm |
| 2 | Italian | firma | signature; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | firmare | to sign |
| 4 | Latin | firmō | to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify |
| 5 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Dutch brievenbus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brievenbus | letterbox, mailbox, post box; mail slot,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bus | bus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus |
| 3 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 4 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |