Where does “fortuït” come from?

fortuït (Catalan) comes from Latin fortuitus, from Latin fors, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fortuït (Catalan): fortuitous, coincidental

Definitions

  1. fortuitous, coincidental

Ancestry of “fortuït”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfortuitushappening by chance, accidental, random,...
2Latinforsluck, chance; perhaps, perchance
3Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fortuït”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →