Where does “sfortunat” come from?

sfortunat (Maltese) comes from Italian sfortunato, from Italian fortunato, from Latin fortūnātus, from Latin fortuno, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis — to bear, carry.

sfortunat (Maltese): unlucky

Definitions

  1. unlucky

Ancestry of “sfortunat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansfortunatounlucky
2Italianfortunatolucky, fortunate; nice to meet you, pleased to...
3Latinfortūnātus
4LatinfortunoI make happy, prosper; I bless
5Latinfortūna
6Latinfōrsluck, chance
7Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértisEvery word from Proto-Italic fortis