Where does “samettifarmarit” come from?
samettifarmarit (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.
samettifarmarit (Finnish): velvet jeans
Ancestry of “samettifarmarit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |