Where does “enforcar” come from?

enforcar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese força, from Old Portuguese força, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

enforcar (Portuguese): to suspend (someone) by a rope or band tied around the neck, causing death by asphyxiation

Definitions

  1. to suspend (someone) by a rope or band tied around the neck, causing death by asphyxiation

Ancestry of “enforcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseforçaforce; strength; power; Expression used to wish...
2Old Portugueseforça
3Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis