English
consortion
Consortion comes from Latin consortio ‘fellowship, community, partnership, association’, from cōnsors ‘kindred’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sértisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sortisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsors‘anything used to determine chances, lot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsors‘kindred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsortio‘fellowship, community, partnership, association’
- Englishearliest quotation 1716consortion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sértisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sortisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsors‘anything used to determine chances, lot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsors‘kindred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsortio‘fellowship, community, partnership, association’
- Englishearliest quotation 1716consortion
Earliest quotation: 1716, Sir Thomas Browne: “study thou conversation, and be critical in thy consortion.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow’
service, series, serve, hero, stream, desert, conservative, reservoir, insert, sermon, heresy, exert, observant, assertion, servitude, conservatism, assertive, concierge, heretic, sorcerer, sark, servile, serf, strudel, sere, conservator, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *sortis
through Latin sors ‘anything used to determine chances, lot’
Today it means
noun joining; association, or companionship
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / consortion