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Where does “forta” come from?

forta (Swedish) comes from Swedish fort, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

forta (Swedish): go too fast, ahead of true time; hurry

Definitions

  1. go too fast, ahead of true time; hurry

Ancestry of “forta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfortquickly/quick, fast; a fort
2Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
3Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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