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fortuitus.

happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitous

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[fɔr.tuˈiː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[for.tuˈiː.tus]
  1. happening by chance, accidental, random, fortuitous

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From *fortu- (“chance, luck, fortune”) + -ītus (suffix forming adjectives). *Fortu- is derived from an unattested u-stem action noun *fortus built on the root of fors (“chance, luck”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns); an u-stem formation also seems to be behind fortūna (“fortune, luck, destiny”). Compare the formation of grātuītus.

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