Where does “forqueta” come from?

forqueta (Occitan) comes from Occitan forca, from Old Occitan forsa, 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.

forqueta (Occitan): fork cutlery

Definitions

  1. fork cutlery

Ancestry of “forqueta”, step by step

forqueta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan forca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanforcaforce, strength, might
2Old Occitanforsaforce
3Late Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Occitan eta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitaneta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis