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fors.

luck, chance

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɔrs]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔrs]
  1. luck, chance

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis (“the act of carrying”) (compare Old Irish brith, German Geburt, English bear, burden, Russian бремя (bremja, “burden”), брать (bratʹ, “to take”), Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “carrying”)), derivative of *bʰer-, whence also Latin ferō (“bring, carry”). For the semantic development, compare Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favorable wind”), from the same root.

adv[ˈfɔrs]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔrs]
  1. perhaps, perchance

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From contraction of fors sit (“it might happen”).

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