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Where does “confirmāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “confirmāre”, step by step

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