Where does “unfirmness” come from?
unfirmness (English) comes from English unfirm, from English firm, 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.
unfirmness (English): The quality of being unfirm
Definitions
- The quality of being unfirm
Ancestry of “unfirmness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unfirm | Not firm; not strong or stable; feeble; infirm |
| 2 | English | firm | A business partnership; the name under which it... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |