Where does “forsownie” come from?
forsownie (Polish) comes from Polish forsowny, from Polish forsować, from French forcer, from Franco-Provençal forciér, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
forsownie (Polish): strenuously, exhaustingly
Definitions
- strenuously, exhaustingly
Ancestry of “forsownie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | forsowny | strenuous, exhausting |
| 2 | Polish | forsować | to thrust |
| 3 | French | forcer | to force |
| 4 | Franco-Provençal | forciér | to force |
| 5 | Latin | fortio | I force |
| 6 | Late Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |