affirmo
Latin
verb
Definitions
- I present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain.
- I strengthen, confirm, corroborate.
- (figurative) I make clear
Etymology
Affix from Latin firmō (strengthen, fortify, make firm).
Origin
Latin
firmō
Gloss
strengthen, fortify, make firm
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affirmativus Latin
- confirmo Latin
- firma Latin
- firmō Latin
- offirmo Latin
- firma Italian
- *dʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- affirmatif Old French
- fermur Dalmatian
- fermà Neapolitan