Where does “farmarliga” come from?
farmarliga (Swedish) comes from Swedish farmare, from Swedish farm, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus — to support; to hold.
farmarliga (Swedish): a farmers' league
Definitions
- a farmers' league
Ancestry of “farmarliga”, step by step
farmarliga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish farmare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | farmare | a farmer |
| 2 | Swedish | farm | a farm (for growing crops and/or keeping livestock (in the United States)) |
| 3 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 4 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |