Latin word fortuna comes from Proto-Indo-European - -tis, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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- -tis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*bʰébʰrus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Beaver. |
*forts | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
fors | Latin (lat) | Luck, chance. Perhaps, perchance. |
fortuna | Latin (lat) | (in the plural) possessions. Destiny, fate. Fortune, luck. Good fortune; misfortune (depending on context). Prosperity. |