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: 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”).
çekim: karşılaştırma στερεότερος · üstünlük στερεότερος
köken: From Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Cognate with Latin stultus, stolidus, sterilis, strēnuus, stīria. See also Old English steorfan (“to die”), Latin torpeō, Lithuanian tirpstu (“to become rigid”), and Old Church Slavonic трупети (trupeti).
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”) <…