Where does “nonfarmable” come from?
nonfarmable (English) comes from English farmable, 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 — to support; to hold.
nonfarmable (English): unfarmable
Definitions
- unfarmable
Ancestry of “nonfarmable”, step by step
nonfarmable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English farmable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farmable | Suitable for farming |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |