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Where does “forcado” come from?

forcado (Galician) comes from Portuguese força, from Old Portuguese força, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

forcado (Galician): pitchfork; forked, bifurcated

Definitions

  1. pitchfork; forked, bifurcated

Ancestry of “forcado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseforçaforce; strength; power; Expression used to wish...
2Old Portugueseforça—
3Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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