Where does “forcement” come from?
forcement (English) comes from English Force, from Middle English force, from Old French force, 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.
forcement (English): The act of forcing; compulsion
Definitions
- The act of forcing; compulsion
Ancestry of “forcement”, step by step
forcement traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Force
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Force | Falls |
| 2 | Middle English | force | — |
| 3 | Old French | force | strength; might |
| 4 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via English ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ment | simple past tense and past participle of meng;... |
| 2 | Korean | 멘트 | — |
via French force
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | force | force; strength; Many; a lot of; a great quantity... |