fort
strong
Latin · fortis
Latin fortis means strong. Words with fort are about strength: a fort is a strong place, fortify makes strong, fortitude is strength of mind, comfort first meant to strengthen greatly, effort is strength put out.
Memory trick
Fort: a fort stands strong on a hill, guarding the town.
Words from this root
- fort (fort) — a strong placeक़िला
- fortress (fort + ress) — a large strong fortविशाल क़िला
- fortify (fort + ify) — to make strongमज़बूत बनाना
- fortification (fort + ification) — a strong defenceक़िलेबंदी
- fortitude (fort + itude) — strength of mindधैर्य, मनोबल
- forte (fort + e) — a person's strong pointख़ासियत, मज़बूत पक्ष
- fortissimo (fort + issimo) — very loud, very strongबहुत तेज़ आवाज़ में
- comfort (com + fort) — to strengthen, to easeसांत्वना देना, आराम
- comfortable (com + fort + able) — at easeआरामदेह
- discomfort (dis + com + fort) — a feeling of uneaseअसुविधा
- effort (ef + fort) — strength put outप्रयास, मेहनत
- effortless (ef + fort + less) — needing no strengthसहज, बिना मेहनत का
- reinforce (re + in + force) — to strengthen againऔर मज़बूत करना
- enforce (en + force) — to make strong by lawलागू करवाना