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Where does “enforcible” come from?

enforcible (English) comes from English enforce, from Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, from Franco-Provençal forciér, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

enforcible (English): Capable of being enforced

Definitions

  1. Capable of being enforced

Ancestry of “enforcible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenforceTo keep up, impose or bring into effect...
2Middle Englishenforcen—
3Old Frenchenforcierto fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to...
4Franco-Provençalforciérto force
5LatinfortioI force
6Late Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
7Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
8Old Latinforctisstrong
9Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “enforcible”

  • unenforcible
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