Latin
sors
‘a casting or drawing of lots, a decision by lot, by fate, or by allotment or share’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sors.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin sors, most familiar first.
- sort ← sorte ← sortem
- consortium ← cōnsors
- consort ← cōnsors
- sorcery ← sorcerie
- sortie ← sortir ← sortir ← sortīrī ← sortior
- consortial ← consorziale ← consorzio ← consortium ← cōnsors
- consortion ← consortio ← cōnsors
- ensorcell ← ensorceler ← sorcier
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Etymograph / Latin sors