Where does “*fīre” come from?
*fīre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fiō, from Proto-Italic fuiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “*fīre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fiō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fuiō | to become |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |