Reconstruction:Latin/exfortiare

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- +‎ *fortiāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esforˈt͡sʲare/

Verb

*exfortiāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. strain, exert

Descendants

• Catalan: esforçar
• Italian: sforzare
  • → Romanian: sforța
• Old French: esforcier
  • French: efforcer
• Old Galician-Portuguese: esforçar
  • Galician: esforzar
  • Portuguese: esforçar
• Spanish: esforzar

References

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