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Where does “ferma” come from?

ferma (Latin) comes from Old English feorm, from Proto-Germanic fermō, from Proto-Germanic ferhwō, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

ferma (Latin): Alternative form of firma

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of firma

Ancestry of “ferma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ferma”

  • ферма
  • fermier
  • fermette
  • mégaferme
  • ferme
  • Farmersalat
  • Farmer
  • farmer
  • farmernadrág
  • farmerben
  • farmerek
  • feirm
  • feirmeoir
  • fermier
  • plufermigar
  • ferma
  • fermigar
  • ferme
  • fèrméthie
  • fèrmyi
  • fèrmer
  • fèrme
  • ferma
  • ferme
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