unfirm

Words with a similar base: unfirm

'unfirm'

[unfirm.s.01] as in: not firmly or solidly positioned

Examples:
climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder
an unfirm stance

'unfirm'

[shifting.s.03] as in: (of soil) unstable

Origins

					unfirm (English)
├── firm (English)
│   ├── Firma (German)
│   │   └── firma (Italian)
│   │       └── firmare (Italian)
│   │           ├── firmare (Latin)
│   │           │   └── firmus (Latin)
│   │           └── firmo (Latin)
│   └── ferme (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── ferme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── ferma (Latin)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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