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Where does “soror” come from?

soror (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

soror (Latin): sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...

Definitions

  1. sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...

Ancestry of “soror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicswezōrsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “soror”

  • sorority
  • sororate
  • Soroptimist
  • sororicide
  • sororize
  • intersorority
  • sororicida
  • sororitas
  • sororicidium
  • sororem
  • sororidad
  • sor
  • suora
  • suette
  • sororel
  • suent
  • sororalement
  • sororité
  • suer
  • belle-sœur
  • sua
  • sororal
  • sœur
  • sœurette
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