English
infortune
Infortune comes from Latin infortunium ‘misfortune, calamity’, from fortūna ‘luck’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥-tew-n-éh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰr̥-tew-n-éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fortūnāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfortūna‘luck’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfortunium‘misfortune, calamity’
- Englishtodayinfortune
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰr̥-tew-n-éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fortūnāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfortūna‘luck’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfortunium‘misfortune, calamity’
- Englishtodayinfortune
Linked words
through Latin fortūna ‘luck’
Today it means
noun misfortune
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥-tew-n-éh₂ / infortune