Where does “fortune” come from?

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

fortune (Middle English): fortune fate, chance

Definitions

  1. fortune fate, chance

Ancestry of “fortune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfortune—
2Latinfortūna—
3Latinfōrsluck, chance
4Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fortune”

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