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Where does “sortitor” come from?

sortitor (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

sortitor (Latin): a person who draw lots; second/third-person...

Definitions

  1. a person who draw lots; second/third-person...

Ancestry of “sortitor”, step by step

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