Where does “mì-fhortan” come from?

mì-fhortan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fortan, from Middle Irish fortún, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortūna, from Latin fōrs, from Proto-Italic fortis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

mì-fhortan (Scottish Gaelic): bad luck, misfortune, mishap

Definitions

  1. bad luck, misfortune, mishap

Ancestry of “mì-fhortan”, step by step

mì-fhortan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fortan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfortanfortune, luck
2Middle Irishfortún—
3Old Frenchfortune—
4Latinfortūna—
5Latinfōrsluck, chance
6Proto-Italicfortisluck, chance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mì-fhortan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis →Every word from Proto-Italic fortis →