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Where does “forçado” come from?

forçado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese forçar, 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.

forçado (Portuguese): forced, coercive, compulsory; insincere,...

Definitions

  1. forced, coercive, compulsory; insincere,...

Ancestry of “forçado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseforçarto force
2Portugueseforçaforce; strength; power; Expression used to wish...
3Old Portugueseforça—
4Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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