Where does “fümöfik” come from?
fümöfik (Volapük) comes from Volapük füm, from French fourmi, from Old French furmi, from Vulgar Latin formicus, from Latin formīca, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
fümöfik (Volapük): stable, constant
Definitions
- stable, constant
Ancestry of “fümöfik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | füm | certainty |
| 2 | French | fourmi | ant; pins and needles |
| 3 | Old French | furmi | ant |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | formicus | — |
| 5 | Latin | formīca | ant |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |