Old Galician-Portuguese

forte

/ˈfɔɾ.te/ · adj

Meaning

strong; powerful (capable of producing great physical force)
strong; fast moving etc.
strong; severe
fortified (of a castle)

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

*bʰerǵʰ-(ine-pro)→
forctis(itc-ola)→
fortis(Latin)→
fortis(Latin)→
forte (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Relations: inh, inh, inh, der

Related words

fortis(Latin)forctis(itc-ola)*bʰerǵʰ-(ine-pro)forte(Galician)forte(Portuguese)

Descendant words

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