Where does “assort” come from?
assort (French) comes from French assortir, from French sortir, from Old French sortir, from Latin sortire, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
assort (French): third-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “assort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | assortir | to match, match up; to pair up; to supply, stock... |
| 2 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 3 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 4 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 6 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |