Where does “farmijoukkue” come from?
farmijoukkue (Finnish) comes from Finnish farmi, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
farmijoukkue (Finnish): farm team
Definitions
- farm team
Ancestry of “farmijoukkue”, step by step
farmijoukkue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish farmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | farmi | farm |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Finnish joukkue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joukkue | A team; A platoon |
| 2 | Finnish | joukko | group, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joukko | group |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jaukiją | draught animal; team of oxen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |