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firmus.

strong, powerful

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈfɪr.mʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.mus]

  1. strong, powerful

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. stable, firm

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. faithful, steadfast, true

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰermos Proto-Italic *θermos Proto-Italic *fermos Latin firmus From Proto-Italic *fermos, from earlier *θermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”) (whence also Sanskrit धर्म (dharma)), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”) (whence also ferē and fermē). Cognate with Sanskrit धरति (dhárati), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /⁠dārayatiy⁠/), Persian داشتن (“have, hold”), Lithuanian derė́ti, Russian держа́ть (deržátʹ).

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