Where does “firma” come from?

firma (Italian) comes from Italian firmare, 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.

firma (Italian): signature; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. signature; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “firma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfirmareto sign
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 “firma”

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