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

Etymograph / Latin sors