LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

exfortiāre

*exfortiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionstrain, exert

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexfortiāre

Latin ex- Latin *fortiāre Latin *exfortiāre From ex- + *fortiāre.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiansforzare
  • Romaniansforțafrom Italian sforzare
  • Corsicansfurzà
  • Corsicansforzà
  • Istriotsfursà
  • Neapolitansfurzà
  • Siciliansfurzari
  • Venetansforsar
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanesforçar
  • Occitanesforçar
  • Franco-Provençalèforciér
  • Old Frenchesforcier
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseesforçarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese esforçar
  • Spanishesforzarfrom Old Spanish esforçar
  • Galicianesforzarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese esforçar
  • Asturianesforciarfrom Old Leonese *esforçiar
  • Asturianesforzarfrom Old Leonese *esforçiar

In English words that came into English from exfortiāre

  • afforceexfortiāre

Quick answers

What does exfortiāre mean in Latin?
exfortiāre, a verb, means “strain, exert”.
Where does exfortiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exfortiāre.