Where does “cuaforcat” come from?
cuaforcat (Catalan) comes from Catalan forçat, from Catalan forçar, from Catalan força, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
cuaforcat (Catalan): fork-tailed
Definitions
- fork-tailed
Ancestry of “cuaforcat”, step by step
cuaforcat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan forçat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | forçat | forked |
| 2 | Catalan | forçar | to force |
| 3 | Catalan | força | force; much, a lot of, very, quite; many, a lot |
| 4 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |