forza

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Italian word forza comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (High.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis (The act of carrying, bearing.)

*bʰérǵʰonts (Proto-Indo-European)

High.

*bʰértis (Proto-Indo-European)

The act of carrying, bearing.

fortis (Old Latin)

Strong.

*forts (Proto-Italic)

fortis (Latin)

(figuratively) courageous, brave, steadfast. Strong (physically powerful).

fors (Latin)

Luck, chance. Perhaps, perchance.

fortia (Latin)

fortia (Late Latin)

forza (Italian)

Second-person singular imperative of forzare. Force. Strength.

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