Where does “malfortulo” come from?
malfortulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto forta, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
malfortulo (Esperanto): weakling
Definitions
- weakling
Ancestry of “malfortulo”, step by step
malfortulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto forta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | forta | strong |
| 2 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 3 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Esperanto ulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ulo | L. L. Zamenhof; 2004, Sylvan Zaft, "Stupid... |