Where does “triforce” come from?
triforce (English) comes from Japanese トライフォース, 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 — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
triforce (English): A shape composed of three equilateral triangles...
Definitions
- A shape composed of three equilateral triangles...
Ancestry of “triforce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | トライフォース | — |
| 2 | English | force | Strength or energy of body or mind; active power;... |
| 3 | Middle English | force | — |
| 4 | Old French | force | strength; might |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |