Where does “птицеферма” come from?
птицеферма (Russian) comes from Russian ферма, from French fermé, from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
птицеферма (Russian): poultry farm, hennery
Definitions
- poultry farm, hennery
Ancestry of “птицеферма”, step by step
птицеферма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ферма
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ферма | farm; girder, rib, truss |
| 2 | French | fermé | past participle of fermer; closed |
| 3 | Middle French | ferme | firm |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |