Latin word root · Motion & Action

fort-: strong

fort- is a Latin root meaning “strong”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: strong

Root forms: fort-, force-

Source word: fortis — strong, powerful

Word family and examples

• fortitude

  courage in pain or adversity

• fortification

  The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

• triforce

  A shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.

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