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Where does “megafarm” come from?

megafarm (English) comes from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s — to support; to hold.

megafarm (English): A very large, factory-style farm

Definitions

  1. A very large, factory-style farm

Ancestry of “megafarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarmA place where agricultural and similar activities...
2Middle Englishferme—
3Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
4Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
5LatinFirma—
6LatinFirmus—
7Proto-Italicfermos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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