Etymology

firmwide

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Today it means: Extending throughout a company, or firm Full definition →

English wide ← Old English wīd ← Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
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  1. Latinfirmo
  2. Italianfirmarebf.
  3. Italianfirma
  4. Englishfirm
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  10. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  11. Old Englishwīd
  12. Englishwide
  13. English todayfirmwide

From firm + -wide.

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