fermo
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈfermo/
noun
Definitions
- device for holding, restraining, or turning off; latch, catch, stopper, shut-off
- banking an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque; a stop-payment order
Etymology
Inherited from Latin firmus (strong, firm, stable, secure, solid, steady, durable) inherited from Proto-Italic *fermos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (holding).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰer-mo-s
Gloss
holding
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- firm English
- Firmius Latin
- firmis Latin
- firmus Latin
- infirmitas Latin
- infirmus Latin
- firm German
- fermamente Italian
- fermezza Italian
- fermissimo Italian
- ferme French
- fermement French
- fermette French
- fermeté French
- mégaferme French
- ферма Russian
- firme Spanish, Castilian
- firmemente Spanish, Castilian
- firmeza Spanish, Castilian
- *dher(ə)- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰer-mo-s Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥- Proto-Indo-European
- ferma Polish
- ferm Old French
- ферма Bulgarian
- ferme Middle French
- ферма Ukrainian
- ферма Belarusian
- *fermos Proto-Italic
- fêr Friulian
- ferm Old Occitan
- firme Old Spanish
- farm Dalmatian
- فيرمة Moroccan Arabic
- ferma Crimean Tatar