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
- forced, coercive, compulsory; insincere,...
Ancestry of “forçado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | forçar | to force |
| 2 | Portuguese | força | force; strength; power; Expression used to wish... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | força | — |
| 4 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |