Where does “sortition” come from?
sortition (English) comes from Latin sortitio, from Latin sortior, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sortition (English): selection by drawing lots
Definitions
- selection by drawing lots
Ancestry of “sortition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sortitio | casting of lots |
| 2 | Latin | sortior | I cast or draw lots; I share, divide or... |
| 3 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 4 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |