Where does “ranforsare” come from?
ranforsare (Romanian) comes from Romanian ranforsa, from French renforcer, from Old French enforcier, from Franco-Provençal forciér, from Latin fortio, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
ranforsare (Romanian): reinforcement
Definitions
- reinforcement
Ancestry of “ranforsare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ranforsa | to reinforce |
| 2 | French | renforcer | to reinforce, strengthen |
| 3 | Old French | enforcier | to fortify; to strengthen; to strengthen; to... |
| 4 | Franco-Provençal | forciér | to force |
| 5 | Latin | fortio | I force |
| 6 | Late Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |