Where does “Fortpflanzungsorgan” come from?

Fortpflanzungsorgan (German) comes from German Fortpflanzung, from German fortpflanzen, from German fôrt, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Fortpflanzungsorgan (German): reproductive organ

Definitions

  1. reproductive organ

Ancestry of “Fortpflanzungsorgan”, step by step

Fortpflanzungsorgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fortpflanzung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFortpflanzungreproduction
2Germanfortpflanzento reproduce
3Germanfôrt—
4Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
5Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
6Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
7Old Latinforctisstrong
8Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via German Organ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrganan organ; an organ, a publication of an...
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →