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Where does “full-fortuned” come from?

full-fortuned (English) comes from English fortuned, 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 — to bear, carry.

full-fortuned (English): At the height of prosperity

Definitions

  1. At the height of prosperity

Ancestry of “full-fortuned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfortunedsimple past tense and past participle of fortune
2EnglishfortuneDestiny, especially favorable; A prediction or...
3Middle Englishfortunefortune
4Old Frenchfortune—
5Latinfortūna—
6Latinfōrs—
7Proto-Italicfortis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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