Reconstruction:Latin/fortia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words 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

Formed from fortia, the neuter plural of fortis, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Alternatively, it may be seen as equivalent to fortis +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ti.a/, [ˈfɔr.ti.a]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.ti.a/, [ˈfɔr.tʲa]

Noun

*fortia f (genitive *fortiae); first declension

(Vulgar Latin) force, strength, might

Declension

First declension.

Italo-Western declension of *fortia
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*fǫ́rtia	*fǫ́rtẹę
genitive	*fǫ́rtẹę	*fǫrtiárọ
dative	*fǫ́rtẹę	*fǫ́rtẹis
accusative-ablative	*fǫ́rtiã	*fǫ́rtias

Eastern declension of *fortia
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*fǫ́rtia	*fǫ́rtẹę
genitive	*fǫ́rtẹę	*fǫrtiáru
dative	*fǫ́rtẹę	*fǫ́rtẹis
accusative-ablative	*fǫ́rtiã	*fǫ́rtias

Descendants

Asturian: fuerza
Friulian: fuarce
Istriot: forza
Italian: forza
Ladin: forza
Neapolitan: fuorza
Old French: force, forche, fors
- Middle French: force
  - French: force
- Walloon: foice
- → Middle English: force, forse, fors
  - English: force
Old Portuguese: força
- Galician: forza
- Portuguese: força
Old Occitan: forsa, forssa
- Catalan: força
- Occitan: fòrça
Romanian: forță (borrowing)
Romansch: forza
Sicilian: forza
Spanish: fuerza
Venetian: forsa

References

Alkire, Ti; Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 25

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