Where does “fort” come from?

fort (Middle French) comes from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

fort (Middle French): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “fort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
2Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
3Old Latinforctisstrong
4Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “fort”

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