Where does “feirmeoir” come from?

feirmeoir (Irish) comes from Irish feirm, 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

feirmeoir (Irish): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “feirmeoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfeirmfarm
2Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
3Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
4LatinFirmatax, tribute
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-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 →