Where does “esfort” come from?
esfort (Old French) comes from Old French esforcier, from Vulgar Latin exfortio, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
esfort (Old French): strength; might
Ancestry of “esfort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esforcier | to try; to make a large effort; to use force; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | exfortio | I strain, strive |
| 3 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 4 | Latin | commūnicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “esfort”