Where does “firmuliță” come from?
firmuliță (Romanian) comes from Romanian firmă, from German Firma, from Italian firma, from Italian firmare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s — to support; to hold.
firmuliță (Romanian): small company
Definitions
- small company
Ancestry of “firmuliță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | firmă | company |
| 2 | German | Firma | A company, a business; A firm, the name under... |
| 3 | Italian | firma | signature; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | firmare | to sign |
| 5 | Latin | firmō | to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify |
| 6 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |