ラテン語のfortune, luck, chanceから、PIE*bher, to bringから、語源的にはbring, inferと同じ。 fortuneから派生した。
英語の語源
fortune
fortune: [13] Latin fors meant ‘chance’ (it came ultimately from Indo-European *bhrtis, a derivative of the same base as produced English bear ‘carry’, and hence signified etymologically ‘that which fate brings along’). Formed from fors was fortuna, which was used both for the personification of ‘chance’ as a goddess, and for ‘luck’ in general – and in particular for ‘good luck’.
The notion of ‘good luck’ persists in most of the word’s modern descendants, including English fortune (acquired via Old French fortune) and fortunate [14], although Italian fortunale has opted for the downside of ‘luck’ – it means ‘storm at sea’. Another derivative of Latin fors was the adjective fortuitus ‘happening by chance’, from which English gets fortuitous [17]. => bear, fortuitous
fortune (n.)
c. 1300, "chance, luck as a force in human affairs," from Old French fortune "lot, good fortune, misfortune" (12c.), from Latin fortuna "chance, fate, good luck," from fors (genitive fortis) "chance, luck," possibly ultimately from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry" (see infer). If so, the sense might be "that which is brought."
Sense of "owned wealth" is first found in Spenser; probably it evolved from senses of "one's condition or standing in life," hence "position as determined by wealth," then "wealth, large estate" itself. Often personified as a goddess; her wheel betokens vicissitude. Soldier of fortune first attested 1660s. Fortune 500 "most profitable American companies" is 1955, from the list published annually in "Fortune" magazine. Fortune-hunter "one who seeks to marry for wealth" is from 1680s.
例文
1. She built up her fortune by cannily playing the stock market.
彼女は株を買うのに方便があって、大金持ちになった。
2.Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune .
ジェーンは自分の財産を守ることを決意した。
3.When fortune smiled on him,he made the most of it.
幸運が訪れると、彼は十分に把握していた。
4.Good fortune will follow you，both in this world and the next.
現世でも来世でも幸運はあなたに伴う。
5.The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.