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fortuna.

chance, luck, fate; prosperity; condition, wealth, property;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[fɔrˈtuː.na]Classical-Latin[forˈtuː.na]
  1. fortune, luck

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  2. good fortune; misfortune (depending on context)

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  3. destiny, fate

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  4. prosperity

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  5. possessions

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fortūnā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥-tew-n-éh₂, a substantivized feminine form of an unattested adjective *fortūnus, from the -tus-derivation *fortus to ferō (“to bear, carry”) or fors (“chance, luck”), + -nus, ultimately from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). For the meaning development compare with Russian везе́ние (vezénije, “luck, good luck”) related to везти́ (veztí, “to convey, to carry (by vehicle), to deliver, to transport”); furthermore cf. partly synonymous and cognate Ancient Greek συμφορά (sumphorá, “fortune, bad luck, good luck”) (< σῠμφέρω (sŭmphérō) < φέρω (phérō)).

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