Where does “fermium” come from?

fermium (English) comes from English Fermi, from Italian fermi, from Italian Fermo, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fermium (English): A transuranic chemical element with an atomic...

Definitions

  1. A transuranic chemical element with an atomic...

Ancestry of “fermium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFermiThe physicist Enrico Fermi
2Italianfermimasculine plural of fermo; plural of fermo;...
3ItalianFermostill
4LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →