Where does “ferme” come from?

ferme (Middle French) comes from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, 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.

ferme (Middle French): firm

Definitions

  1. firm

Ancestry of “ferme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
2Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
3LatinFirmatax, tribute
4LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “ferme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →