Where does “furmiâr” come from?
furmiâr (Friulian) comes from Friulian furmìe, from Latin formīca, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
furmiâr (Friulian): anthill
Ancestry of “furmiâr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Friulian | furmìe | Alternative spelling of furmie |
| 2 | Latin | formīca | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |