Latin

fortis

‘strong’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin fortis.

19 English words in this record descend from Latin fortis, most familiar first.

• force ← fortia ← neuter
• comfortable ← confortable ← conforter ← confortō
• fort
• comfort ← cunfort ← confortō
• enforce ← enforcen ← enforcier ← infortiāre
• fortress ← forteresce ← fortalitia
• forte
• fortitude ← fortitūdō
• fortify ← fortifien ← fortifier ← fortificāre
• fortification ← fortificatio ← fortifico
• forcible ← forcier ← *fortiāre ← fortia
• comforter ← comfortour ← confortour ← conforter ← confortō

More words from fortis

• fortis
• fortissimo
• afforce
• afforciament
• afforcement
• fortalice
• fortitudinous

Etymograph / Latin fortis