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Where does “fermati” come from?

fermati (Italian) comes from Italian fermato, 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.

fermati (Italian): second-person singular imperative of fermarsi;...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of fermarsi;...

Ancestry of “fermati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfermatopast participle of fermare
2Italianfermareto stop; to arrest; to hold, stay
3Latinfirmō—
4LatinFirmus—
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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