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