Where does “raffermare” come from?
raffermare (Italian) comes from Italian ferma, from French fermé, from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
raffermare (Italian): to reaffirm, reconfirm; to reenlist
Definitions
- to reaffirm, reconfirm; to reenlist
Ancestry of “raffermare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ferma | feminine singular of fermo; third-person singular... |
| 2 | French | fermé | past participle of fermer; closed |
| 3 | Middle French | ferme | firm |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |