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Where does “fortuned” come from?

fortuned (English) comes from English fortune, from Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fortuned (English): simple past tense and past participle of fortune

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of fortune

Ancestry of “fortuned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfortuneDestiny, especially favorable; A prediction or...
2Middle Englishfortunefortune
3Old Frenchfortune—
4Latinfortūna—
5Latinfōrs—
6Proto-Italicfortis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fortuned”

  • full-fortuned
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