fortunate
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
The English word “fortunate” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
Etymology
From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.
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