Where does “ferme” come from?
ferme (Latin) comes from Latin ferimē, from Latin ferē, from Proto-Italic feros, from French ferreux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
ferme (Latin): Closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether,...
Definitions
- Closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether,...
Ancestry of “ferme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ferimē | — |
| 2 | Latin | ferē | roughly; approximately; mostly; more or less; around; about |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | feros | wild, savage |
| 4 | French | ferreux | ferrous |
| 5 | French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 6 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 7 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 9 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |