Where does “fermat” come from?
fermat (Swedish) comes from Italian fermata, 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.
Ancestry of “fermat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fermata | fermata; stop; feminine singular past participle... |
| 2 | Italian | fermare | to stop; to arrest; to hold, stay |
| 3 | Latin | firmō | to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify |
| 4 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |