Where does “fermtiri” come from?
fermtiri (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.
fermtiri (Esperanto): to draw, close by pulling
Definitions
- to draw, close by pulling
Ancestry of “fermtiri”, step by step
fermtiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Fermi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Fermi | to close, to shut |
| 2 | French | fermer | to shut; to close |
| 3 | Old French | fermer | to close |
| 4 | Latin | firmō | to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify |
| 5 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Esperanto tiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tiri | to drag, draw, pull |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |