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fortis
ADJ (3-decl)
strong
originates from: PIE
*bʰorǵʰto-
'hoch werden, sich erheben-VADJ' (
bʰorǵʰto-
>
bʰorhto
>
forhto
>
forto
) through pie-to-lat
(source:
de Vaan 2008
:236)
Words derived with affix:
fortiter
'strongly'
in
Horatius Ode 1.14
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