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...
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- A group of girls or women associated for a common...
Ancestry of “sorority”, step by step
sorority traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sorōritās
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sorōritās | sisterhood |
| 2 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Late Latin sororitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | sororitas | sisterhood |