ferme
Middle French
adj
Definitions
- firm
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ferm inherited from Latin firmus (strong, firm, stable, secure, solid, steady, durable) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dher(ə)-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dher(ə)-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- firm English
- Firmius Latin
- ferma Latin
- firmis Latin
- firmus Latin
- infirmitas Latin
- infirmus Latin
- firm German
- fermo Italian
- ferme French
- fermement French
- fermette French
- fermeté French
- mégaferme French
- ферма Russian
- *dher(ə)- Proto-Indo-European
- ferma Polish
- feirm Irish
- ferm Old French
- ferme Old French
- fèrme Norman
- ферма Bulgarian
- ферма Ukrainian
- ферма Belarusian
- *fermos Proto-Italic
- fêr Friulian
- ferm Old Occitan
- farm Dalmatian
- فيرمة Moroccan Arabic
- ferma Crimean Tatar