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Where does “parc fermé” come from?

parc fermé (French) comes from French fermé, from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s — to support; to hold.

parc fermé (French): A park which is closed, or with restricted entry;...

Definitions

  1. A park which is closed, or with restricted entry;...

Ancestry of “parc fermé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfermépast participle of fermer; closed
2Middle Frenchfermefirm
3Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
4Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
5LatinFirma—
6LatinFirmus—
7Proto-Italicfermos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “parc fermé”

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