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Where does “firmare” come from?

firmare (Italian) comes 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.

firmare (Italian): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “firmare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfirmō—
2LatinFirmus—
3Proto-Italicfermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “firmare”

  • firm
  • firmly
  • firmness
  • firmer
  • firmware
  • interfirm
  • firmwide
  • unfirm
  • semifirm
  • megafirm
  • firmish
  • superfirm
  • firmless
  • unfirmness
  • cofirmare
  • controfirmare
  • controfirmato
  • firmato
  • controfirma
  • firma
  • sottofirmare
  • firme
  • Briefkastenfirma
  • Firma
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