Where does “fortio” come from?

fortio (Latin) comes 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.

fortio (Latin): I force

Definitions

  1. I force

Ancestry of “fortio”, step by step

fortio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin fortia

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

via Classical Latin fortia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Latinfortia

Words derived from “fortio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-