You know, in the Middle Ages, in England, when you met a very poor person, that person would be described as an "unfortunate" -- literally, somebody who had not been blessed by fortune, an unfortunate.
Mireu, a l'edat mitjana, a Anglaterra, a les persones molt pobres se'ls deia que eren "desafortunats". Literalment, algú a qui no ha somrigut la fortuna, un desafortunat.