forte · noun1
- Latin · derived fromfortis“strong”
- English todayforte
Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.
forte · adverb, adjective, noun2
- Italian · borrowed fromforte“strong”
- English todayforte
Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”).
Words from the same roots
Latinfortis all →
forcefortressfortisfortificationfortifyforce majeure
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.