Where does “plufermigar” come from?
plufermigar (Ido) comes from Ido ferma, from English firm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
plufermigar (Ido): to make firm, stout, resolute
Definitions
- to make firm, stout, resolute
Ancestry of “plufermigar”, step by step
plufermigar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |