Where does “farmarivaate” come from?
farmarivaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish farmari, from Finnish farmi, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus — to support; to hold.
Ancestry of “farmarivaate”, step by step
farmarivaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish farmari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | farmari | A farmer; A station wagon; In plural the jeans,... |
| 2 | Finnish | farmi | farm |
| 3 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 4 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |