Where does “Firma” come from?

Firma (Latin) comes from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Firma (Latin): tax, tribute

Definitions

  1. tax, tribute

Ancestry of “Firma”, step by step

Firma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Firmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
2Proto-Italicfermos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Old English feorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeormfood, sustenance, provision; meal, feast,...
2Proto-Germanicfermōmeans of living, subsistence
3Proto-Germanicferhwōlife force, body, being
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “Firma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →