Where does “fermium” come from?
fermium (Latin) comes from Italian fermi, from Italian Fermo, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
fermium (Latin): fermium
Ancestry of “fermium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | fermi | masculine plural of fermo; plural of fermo;... |
| 2 | Italian | Fermo | — |
| 3 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “fermium”