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
Ancestry of “farmarliga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | farmare | a farmer |
| 2 | Swedish | farm | — |
| 3 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 4 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |