http://wordie.org/words/fortuitous Comments for the word 'Fortuitous' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/fortuitous#comments Wasn't it fortuitous that John came up with the idea of Wordie? Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:05:40 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/fortuitous#comments http://wordie.org/words/fortuitous#comments Pronunciation:<br /> \fȯr-ˈtü-ə-təs, -ˈtyü-, fər-\ <br /><br />Etymology:<br /> Latin fortuitus; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance <br />Date:<br /> 1653<br /><br />1: occurring by chance<br /> a: fortunate, lucky <br /> b: coming or happening by a lucky chance Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:56:30 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/fortuitous#comments