Where does “parc fermé” come from?
parc fermé (English) comes from French parc fermé, from French fermé, from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
parc fermé (English): A secure car park where competing cars must be...
Definitions
- A secure car park where competing cars must be...
Ancestry of “parc fermé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parc fermé | A park which is closed, or with restricted entry;... |
| 2 | French | fermé | past participle of fermer; closed |
| 3 | Middle French | ferme | firm |
| 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 |