Where does “firm” come from?
Firm comes from Italian firma, from Latin firmare meaning to make firm, derived from Latin firmus meaning steady or strong, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-.
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Ancestry of “firm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 2 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 4 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 5 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
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