Where does “fim” come from?
fim (Romanian) comes from Romanian fi, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
fim (Romanian): first-person plural present subjunctive of fi
Definitions
- first-person plural present subjunctive of fi
Ancestry of “fim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fi | to be; to feel |
| 2 | Latin | sūm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |