Where does “sortes” come from?
sortes (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sorte, from Old Portuguese sorte, from Latin sortis, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sortes (Portuguese): plural of sorte
Definitions
- plural of sorte
Ancestry of “sortes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sorte | sort; fate; luck |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sorte | — |
| 3 | Latin | sortis | genitive singular of sors |
| 4 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 5 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |