Where does “forzamento” come from?
forzamento (Italian) comes from Italian forzare, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
forzamento (Italian): forcing
Ancestry of “forzamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | forzare | to force; to press |
| 2 | Latin | fortio | I force |
| 3 | Late Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
Words derived from “forzamento”