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