🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

zufällig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zufällig

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fortuitous/fɔːrˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Es war ein sehr glücklicher und zufälliger Fund."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.

    "Their meeting was fortuitous, leading to a lifelong partnership."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'fortuitous' originates from the Latin 'fortuitus', meaning 'happening by chance'. It evolved through Middle French in the 17th century, where it retained the connotation of chance occurrences, leading to its current usage in English to describe events that occur unexpectedly or by luck.

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