Where does “fermati” come from?

fermati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian fermare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fermati (Serbo-Croatian): to stop, to mark something; to leave, to let...

Definitions

  1. to stop, to mark something; to leave, to let...

Ancestry of “fermati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfermareto stop; to arrest; to hold, stay
2Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
3LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →