Where does “enforcen” come from?
enforcen (Middle English) comes from Old French enforcier, from Franco-Provençal forciér, 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.
Ancestry of “enforcen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enforcier | to fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to... |
| 2 | Franco-Provençal | forciér | to force |
| 3 | Latin | fortio | I force |
| 4 | Late Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |