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Where does “firmarius” come from?

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

firmarius (Medieval Latin): one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes,...

Definitions

  1. one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes,...

Ancestry of “firmarius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “firmarius”

  • farmer
  • farmerette
  • farmeress
  • farmerlike
  • nonfarmer
  • farmerly
  • farmerish
  • antifarmer
  • farmership
  • microfarmer
  • farmerless
  • aquafarmer
  • underfarmer
  • Farmer
  • Farmersalat
  • farkut
  • farmer
  • farmernadrág
  • farmerben
  • farmerek
  • fermer
  • fermour
  • fermor
  • fermier
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