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Where does “fermare” come from?

fermare (Italian) comes 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.

fermare (Italian): to stop; to arrest; to hold, stay

Definitions

  1. to stop; to arrest; to hold, stay

Ancestry of “fermare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfirmō—
2LatinFirmus—
3Proto-Italicfermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermare”

  • fermata
  • fermata
  • fermato
  • rifermare
  • ferma
  • fermi
  • fermati
  • Fermate
  • fermati
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