Where does “fèmen” come from?

fèmen (Haitian Creole) comes from French fermer, from Old French fermer, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fèmen (Haitian Creole): close, shut

Definitions

  1. close, shut

Ancestry of “fèmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfermerto shut; to close
2Old Frenchfermerto close
3Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
4LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →