Where does “forță” come from?

forță (Romanian) comes from Italian forza, 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.

forță (Romanian): force

Definitions

  1. force

Ancestry of “forță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianforzaforce; strength; !
2Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
3Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
4Old Latinforctisstrong
5Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “forță

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-
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