Where does “fermier” come from?

fermier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin firmarius, 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.

fermier (Old French): a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff

Definitions

  1. a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff

Ancestry of “fermier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfirmariusone to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes,...
2LatinFirmatax, tribute
3LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermier”

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