Where does “fort” come from?

fort (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

fort (Catalan): strong; strongly; A strong person

Definitions

  1. strong; strongly; A strong person

Ancestry of “fort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfort—
2Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
3Old Latinforctisstrong
4Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “fort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →