Where does “фирмвер” come from?
фирмвер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English firmware, from English firm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos — to support; to hold.
фирмвер (Serbo-Croatian): firmware
Ancestry of “фирмвер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | firmware | Something in between hardware and software. Like... |
| 2 | English | firm | A business partnership; the name under which it... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |