Where does “afortunado” come from?

afortunado (Portuguese) comes from Spanish afortunar, from Spanish fortuna, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

afortunado (Portuguese): fortunate; auspicious; fortunate; lucky; a...

Definitions

  1. fortunate; auspicious; fortunate; lucky; a...

Ancestry of “afortunado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishafortunarto make lucky
2Spanishfortunafortune; wealth; luck
3Latinfortūna—
4Latinfōrsluck, chance
5Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “afortunado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →