"firmish" meaning in All languages combined

See firmish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more firmish [comparative], most firmish [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin firma Medieval Latin fermader. Old French fermebor. Middle English ferme English firm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English firmish From firm + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|firm<id:steadfast>|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Medieval Latin firma Medieval Latin fermader. Old French fermebor. Middle English ferme English firm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English firmish [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "rent, tax, tribute, farm", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "firma", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "ferma", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "ferme", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "ferme", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "firm", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ish", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iskos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "firmish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="firmish"> From firm + -ish., {{ety|en|:af|firm<id:steadfast>|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Medieval Latin firma Medieval Latin fermader. Old French fermebor. Middle English ferme English firm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English firmish From firm + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} firmish (comparative more firmish, superlative most firmish)
  1. Somewhat firm.
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