Where does “sforță” come from?
sforță (Romanian) comes from Romanian forță, 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.
sforță (Romanian): force
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sforță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | forță | force |
| 2 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 3 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |