Where does “fermilo” come from?

fermilo (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.

fermilo (Esperanto): lock; fastener

Definitions

  1. lock; fastener

Ancestry of “fermilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoFermito close, to shut
2Frenchfermerto shut; to close
3Old Frenchfermerto close
4Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermilo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →