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Where does “fermata” come from?

fermata (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fermi, from French fermer, from Old French fermer, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fermata (Esperanto): singular present passive participle of fermi

Definitions

  1. singular present passive participle of fermi

Ancestry of “fermata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofermito close, to shut
2Frenchfermerto shut; to close
3Old Frenchfermerto close
4Latinfirmō—
5LatinFirmus—
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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