Where does “fordo” come from?

fordo (English) comes from Portuguese forte, from Old Portuguese forte, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

fordo (English): To kill, destroy; To annul, abolish, cancel; To...

Definitions

To kill, destroy; To annul, abolish, cancel; To...

Ancestry of “fordo”, step by step

fordo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese forte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	forte	strength pronounced quality, strong suit
2	Old Portuguese	forte	strong; powerful; strong; fast moving etc;...
3	Latin	fortis	strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
4	Old Latin	forctis	strong
5	Proto-Italic	forktis	strong, robust
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerǵʰ-	to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Portuguese gordo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	gordo	carrying a high amount of fat within one's body;...
2	Old Portuguese	gordo	—
3	Latin	gurdus	a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
4	Proto-Italic	gʷord-o-	stubborn, heavy
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷr̥dus	—

via Middle English fordon

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	fordon	to kill
2	Old English	fordōn	to undo, bring to naught, ruin, destroy, abolish,...
3	Proto-Germanic	fradōną	to do away with; to fordo; do away with; to ruin,...

Words derived from “fordo”

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