köken: Inherited from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).
köken: From Latin fixus, from figō. In this modern form, it may be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; however as the one of the variant archaic past participles of the verb figgere, it may be inherited. Doublet of fitto.
köken: فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَمُقَ (ʕamuqa, “to be deep”). Compare to Aramaic עַמִּיקָא (ʕammīqā).
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese firme, from Vulgar Latin firmis, from Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).
strong, sound, secure, solid (capable of withstanding great physical force or strain; not likely to fail or give way) · firm, steadfast, secure, solid, fast (in position) · firm, steadfast (firmly loyal or constant; unswerving)
çekim: karşılaştırma lujempi · üstünlük lujin
zıt: hiljainen, hidas
köken: From Proto-Finnic *luja. Related to Karelian luja, Ludian luja, Veps luja and also to Northern Sami lodji.
çekim: karşılaştırma tvirčiaũ · üstünlük tvirčiáusia
zıt: minkštas
köken: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *twirˀ- from a zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *twerH-. Cognate with Latvian tvirts and Polish twardy (“solid”). Derksen does not give a full PBS reconstruction for this term, only noting that "the Baltic and Slavic suffixes do not match." Other cognates within Lithuanian: *ãptvaras (“pen, enclosure”) < Proto-Indo-European *tworH-o- *tvérti (“to seize”) <…