Proto-Italic

*forktis

‘strong, powerful’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *forktis.

19 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *forktis, most familiar first.

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

More words from *forktis

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *forktis