Where does “sor” come from?
sor (English) comes from Khmer ស, from Chinese 蘇, from English Sue, from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
sor (English): A sorority student organization
Definitions
- A sorority student organization
Ancestry of “sor”, step by step
sor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ស
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ស | white |
| 2 | Chinese | 蘇 | — |
| 3 | English | Sue | A Mary Sue |
| 4 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 6 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English sorority
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorority | A group of girls or women associated for a common... |
| 2 | Latin | sorōritās | sisterhood |
| 3 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |