Etymograph

English

forte

Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”).

Another origin of forte

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰerǵʰ-‘to rise, high, hill’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*forktis‘strong, powerful’reconstructed
  3. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEforctis
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfortisas fortem‘strong, powerful’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentforte‘strong’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A strength or talent; a strong point.

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