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Words with fort-
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fort- root words — words with the fort- root

The root fort- comes from Latin fortis, meaning strong. 56 words in Dendril are built from it, including effort, efforts, force, forced, forces, forcing, comfort, comfortable, comfortably, enforce, enforced, enforces. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fort- root

Explore words with fort- — words containing the fort- root and sharing its sense of "strong". Examples include effort, efforts, force, forced, forces, forcing, comfort, comfortable, comfortably, enforce, enforced, enforces. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fort- mean?

The fort- root means strong, from Latin fortis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.

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