Where does “affirm” come from?

Affirm comes from Middle English affirmen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmare, meaning to make firm or strengthen, from ad- plus a root meaning to hold or support.

affirm (English): To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively;...

Definitions

  1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively;...

Ancestry of “affirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishaffermenTo decide upon; to ratify
2Old Frenchafermer—
3Latinaffirmāre—

Words derived from “affirm”

Every word from Latin affirmāre →Every word from Old French afermer →Every word from Middle English affermen →