Where does “afforce” come from?

afforce (English) comes from Old French aforcer, from Latin exfortiare, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

afforce (English): To reinforce with extra people

Definitions

  1. To reinforce with extra people

Ancestry of “afforce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaforcer—
2Latinexfortiarestrain, exert
3Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
4Old Latinforctisstrong
5Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →