Where does “Firmino” come from?

Firmino (Italian) comes from Latin Firminus, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “Firmino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFirminusmale variant of Firmina
2LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
3Proto-Italicfermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
5Proto-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 →