Farm
/fɑːrm/noun
A tract of land and buildings used for growing crops or raising animals.
Did you know?In medieval England, a farm was originally a fixed sum paid as rent or tax, and only later did the word shift to the land itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to traffic, procure, or provide”
Latin
Latin
firma
“A fixed payment or lease arrangement; something made firm or settled”
Medieval Latin
ML
firma
“A fixed rent, revenue, or contract”
Old French
Old French
ferme
“A fixed payment, lease, or tax”
Middle English
English
farm
“A fixed rent or revenue paid for land or a manor”
Modern English
English
farm
“Land and buildings used for agriculture”