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Where does “fuerza” come from?

fuerza (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fuerça, 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.

fuerza (Spanish): force; strength

Definitions

  1. force; strength

Ancestry of “fuerza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfuerçastrength, might, power
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 “fuerza”

  • forzudo
  • puwersa
  • fuersa
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