Where does “sororate” come from?
sororate (English) comes from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
sororate (English): The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister...
Definitions
- The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister...
Ancestry of “sororate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |