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Where does “sorority” come from?

Sorority comes from Latin sororitas, formed from soror (sister) and the Latin suffix -tas, which derives from Proto-Indo-European swésōr and ultimately h₁ésh₂r̥, the root for sister.

sorority (English): A group of girls or women associated for a common...

Definitions

  1. A group of girls or women associated for a common...

Ancestry of “sorority”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsorōritās—
2Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
3Proto-Italicswezōrsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “sorority”

  • intersorority
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