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Where does “sortito” come from?

sortito (Latin) comes from Latin sortitus, 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...

sortito (Latin): By drawing lots; ablative singular...

Definitions

  1. By drawing lots; ablative singular...

Ancestry of “sortito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsortituslottery; having drawn lots
2LatinsortiorI cast or draw lots; I share, divide or...
3Latinsorsanything used to determine chances, lot; a...
4Latinlegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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