Where does “fermata” come from?

fermata (Italian) comes from Italian fermare, 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.

fermata (Italian): fermata; stop; feminine singular past participle...

Definitions

  1. fermata; stop; feminine singular past participle...

Ancestry of “fermata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfermareto stop; to arrest; to hold, stay
2Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
3LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →