Where does “fermigar” come from?
fermigar (Ido) comes from Ido igar, from Ido -igar, from Esperanto -iĝi, from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
fermigar (Ido): to strengthen, to make firm
Definitions
- to strengthen, to make firm
Ancestry of “fermigar”, step by step
fermigar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido igar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | igar | to make, cause, render |
| 2 | Ido | -igar | to make, render or transform into; with an... |
| 3 | Esperanto | -iĝi | to become; to change in state; makes intransitive... |
| 4 | Italian | -eggiare | Used to form verbs from adjectives or nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ido ferma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | ferma | firm: solid, stable, fixed, compact, stout; which... |
| 2 | English | firm | A business partnership; the name under which it... |
| 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 |