Fortuity
/fɔːrˈtuː.ɪ.ti/noun
The quality of happening by chance; an accidental occurrence or coincidence.
Did you know?Fortuity comes from Latin fortuitus, meaning “happening by chance,” from fors, fortis, “chance, luck,” a root that also gave English fortune and future-facing ideas of fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“to carry, bear”
Latin
Latin
fortis
“chance, luck, fortune”
Latin
Latin
fortuitus
“happening by chance; accidental”
Late Latin
Latin
fortuitas
“chance occurrence, accident”
16th Century
English
fortuity
“an accidental occurrence; chance event”
Modern English
English
fortuity
“the quality of being accidental or occurring by chance”