Where does “nonsortal” come from?
nonsortal (English) comes from English sortal, from English sort, from Middle English sort, from Old French sorte, from Italian sorta, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nonsortal (English): Not sortal
Definitions
- Not sortal
Ancestry of “nonsortal”, step by step
nonsortal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sortal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sortal | Of or pertaining to a sort, or kind; Having the... |
| 2 | English | sort | A general type; Manner; form of being or acting;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sort | — |
| 4 | Old French | sorte | sort; type |
| 5 | Italian | sorta | sort, type, kind; feminine singular past... |
| 6 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 7 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |