Etymograph

English

fortuity

Fortuity comes from Latin fortuītus ‘happening by chance, accidental, random,…’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfortuītus‘happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitous’
  2. Englishtodayfortuity

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfortuītus‘happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitous’
  2. Englishtodayfortuity

Formed from fortuitous + -ity

Latin fortuītus ‘happening by chance, accidental, random,…’

English fortuitous

Today it means

noun The state of being fortuitous.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin fortuītus / fortuity