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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

  1. to fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to...

Ancestry of “enforcier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Franco-Provençalforciérto force
2LatinfortioI force
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

Words derived from “enforcier”

  • enforce
  • enforcing
  • enforceable
  • unenforceable
  • enforceability
  • enforcer
  • reenforce
  • unenforceability
  • enforcible
  • enforceth
  • nonenforceable
  • unenforcible
  • nonenforceability
  • underenforce
  • enforceably
  • enforcest
  • enforcive
  • unenforceably
  • nonenforcing
  • re-enforce
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