English
fortition
From fortis + -ition; compare lenition.
Formed from fortis + -ition
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise, high, hill’
Proto-Italic *forktis ‘strong, powerful’
Old Latin forctis
Latin fortis ‘strong’
English fortis
Today it means
noun A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fortition