fortress

VERB:

to protect with or as if with a fortress. —Dictionary.com.

Origin:

1300–50; Middle English forteresse < Old French < Vulgar Latin *fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin fortalitia), equivalent to Latin fort(is) strong + -ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-icia -ice. British dictionary: C13: from Old French forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of fortress: 14th century. History and Etymology for fortress: Middle English forteresse, from Anglo-French fortelesce, forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 30 July 2020 {10:50 AM}