English
forcite
From force + -ite.
Formed from force + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise, high’
Latin fortis ‘strong’
Late Latin fortia
Old French force ‘strength’
Middle English force
English force
Today it means
noun A gelatin dynamite in which the dope is composed largely of sodium nitrate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forcite