Where does “firma” come from?
firma (Esperanto) comes from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
firma (Esperanto): firm
Ancestry of “firma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “firma”