Where does “universal sorter” come from?
universal sorter (English) comes from English sorter, from English sort, from Middle English sort, from Old French sorte, from Italian sorta, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
universal sorter (English): A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made...
Definitions
- A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made...
Ancestry of “universal sorter”, step by step
universal sorter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sorter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorter | A person employed to sort; A machine or algorithm... |
| 2 | English | sort | A general type; Manner; form of being or acting;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sort | — |
| 4 | Old French | sorte | sort; type |
| 5 | Italian | sorta | sort, type, kind; feminine singular past... |
| 6 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 7 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English universal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 2 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 3 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 4 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |