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the mediaeval latin firma, meaning "a fixed agreement, contract", ultimately from the classical latin adjective firmus, firma, firmum, meaning "firm, strong, stout, steadfast, immoveable, sure, to be relied upon". [ ] the modern agricultural sense of the word stems from the same origin, in that a medieval
proto-indo-european *perkwu- ("life, strength, force"). it is related to other old english words such as feormehām ("farm"), feormere ("purveyor, grocer"), feormian ("to provision, sustain"), and feorh ("life, spirit"). the old english word is stated by these sources as having unusually been borrowed by medieval...
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