Where does “fortūna” come from?

fortūna (Latin) comes from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “fortūna”, step by step

fortūna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fōrs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfōrsluck, chance
2Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Italic fortūnā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfortūnā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥tewno-—

Words derived from “fortūna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →
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