Etymology of the English word forcemeat
the English word
forcemeatderived from the English word
forcederived from the Old French word
forcederived from the Latin word
fortiaderived from the Latin word
fortis (strong, powerful, mighty)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhergh-derived from the English word
meatderived from the English word
metederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*metananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*matizDate
The earliest known usage of forcemeat in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
