Where does “fortalecimiento” come from?

fortalecimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish fortalecer, from Spanish fortaleza, from Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

fortalecimiento (Spanish): fortifying

Definitions

  1. fortifying

Ancestry of “fortalecimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfortalecerto fortify, strengthen
2Spanishfortalezafortitude; strength; firmness
3Old Occitanfortalessa
4Late Latinfortalitiafortress
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis