Where does “fortuné” come from?

fortuné (Middle French) comes from Latin fortūnātus, from Latin fortuno, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fortuné (Middle French): fortunate, favored by fate

Definitions

  1. fortunate, favored by fate

Ancestry of “fortuné”, step by step

fortuné traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fortūnātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfortūnātus—
2LatinfortunoI make happy, prosper; I bless
3Latinfortūna—
4Latinfōrsluck, chance
5Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old French fortune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfortune—

Words derived from “fortuné”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →