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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
2Latinfirmō—
3LatinFirmus—
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “firma”

  • firm
  • firmly
  • firmness
  • firmer
  • firmware
  • interfirm
  • firmwide
  • unfirm
  • semifirm
  • megafirm
  • firmish
  • superfirm
  • firmless
  • unfirmness
  • controfirma
  • firme
  • Briefkastenfirma
  • Firma
  • Firmware
  • Firmenname
  • firma
  • firma
  • firman
  • grynderifirma
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