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Where does “forçar” come from?

forçar (Catalan) comes 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.

forçar (Catalan): to force

Definitions

  1. to force

Ancestry of “forçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanforçaforce; much, a lot of, very, quite; many, a lot
2Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
3Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
4Old Latinforctisstrong
5Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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