FromItalianfirma(“signature”), fromfirmare(“to sign”), fromLatinfirmāre(“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), fromfirmus(“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously withGermanFirma(“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which.Doublet ofdharma anddhamma. Other cognates includeRussianдержать(deržatʹ,“to hold”).
Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.[…]Banks and credit-cardfirms are kept out of the picture. Talk to enough people in the field and someone is bound to mention the “democratisation of finance”.
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2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, inthe Telegraph[1]:
With such constant off-field turmoilHughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge.West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement forRoy Hodgson, arefirm admirers.
[…] The life that almost dies in me: That dies not, but endures with pain, And slowly forms thefirmer mind, Treasuring the look it cannot find, The words that are not heard again.
1988 April 23, Elizabeth Pincus, “Moving To Meet The Needs Of Women In The Age Of AIDS”, inGay Community News, page 7:
Although facilitators of the workshop for lesbians and bisexual women attempted to address the concerns of lesbians, littlefirm information emerged.
1999, Lucinda Dirven,The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos:
None of the Aramaic inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Roman period that are cited in support of this hypothesis that divine messengers are identified with their sender provide anyfirm proof to this respect.
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2022 September 22, Harriet Alexander, “‘I’ve nothing to lose’: Dying whistleblower sued by ClubsNSW”, inSydney Morning Herald[2]:
Stolz said the move by ClubsNSW had onlyfirmed his resolve to keep fighting for the right to disclose information in the public interest about money laundering in registered clubs.
1976 March 12, Heidi Dürr, “Kunstkenner per Post?”, inDie Zeit[9]:
Er, der—laut Prospekt—wie alle Mitarbeiter “eine hohe fachliche Qualifikation” aufweist und die Gewähr dafür bietet, “daß Sie Ihr Studienziel erreichen, ein Kenner antiker Gegenstände zu werden”, ist nach eigener Aussage lediglich Fachmann für Malerei und Graphik. Auf anderen Gebieten sei er gar “nicht sofirm”.
Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000)Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”;38)[10] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.:Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page220
