Where does “fermato” come from?
fermato (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.
fermato (Italian): past participle of fermare
Definitions
- past participle of fermare
Ancestry of “fermato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fermare | to stop; to arrest; to hold, stay |
| 2 | Latin | firmō | — |
| 3 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “fermato”