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Where does “forza” come from?

forza (Galician) comes 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.

forza (Galician): force; strength; vigor; violence

Definitions

  1. force; strength; vigor; violence

Ancestry of “forza”, step by step

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