Where does “plifortigi” come from?

plifortigi (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.

plifortigi (Esperanto): to strengthen

Definitions

  1. to strengthen

Ancestry of “plifortigi”, step by step

plifortigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto forta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofortastrong
2Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
3Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Esperanto pli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplimore
2Frenchplusmore, -er; more; the most, -est
3Old Frenchplusmore than
4Latinplūsmore; more of
5Old Latinplous
6Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis