Reconstruction:Latin/exfortio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex +‎ *fortiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˈfɔrt͡sʲo/, [es-]

Verb

*exfortiō (infinitive *exfortiāre, first-person singular preterite *exfortiāvī, past participle *exfortiātum) (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

strain, exert

Descendants

Catalan: esforçar
Italian: sforzare
Old French: esforcier
- French: efforcer
Old Portuguese: esforçar
- Galician: esforzar
- Portuguese: esforçar
Spanish: esforzar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*fortiare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 731

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