Wordiyofarm
Old FrenchVariants
farmferme
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Old French ferme (fixed payment, lease), from Latin firmāre (to fix, settle). Surprisingly, "farm" originally meant a fixed rent paid for leased land — the agricultural meaning came later, as tenants who paid fixed rents were typically working the land. Yields farm, farmer, farming — words now so thoroughly agricultural that the financial origin is invisible.
Associated Words
farm
Land used for growing crops or raising animals; to work the land
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farmer
A person who works on a farm, growing crops or raising livestock
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farmers
People who cultivate land or raise livestock
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farming
The practice of cultivating land and raising livestock
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farms
Areas of land for agriculture; works on a farm
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