Where does “fortuna” come from?

fortuna (Finnish) comes from Italian fortuna, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fortuna (Finnish): bagatelle, pin bagatelle

Definitions

  1. bagatelle, pin bagatelle

Ancestry of “fortuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfortunaluck; fortune
2Latinfortūna—
3Latinfōrsluck, chance
4Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fortuna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →
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