Where does “высокосортный” come from?

высокосортный (Russian) comes from Russian сорт, from French sorte, from Old French sorte, from Italian sorta, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

высокосортный (Russian): high-grade, of superior quality

Definitions

  1. high-grade, of superior quality

Ancestry of “высокосортный”, step by step

высокосортный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сорт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсортsort, kind, variety; quality, grade; brand
2Frenchsortesort, kind, type; way, manner; first/third-person...
3Old Frenchsortesort; type
4Italiansortasort, type, kind; feminine singular past...
5Latinsorsanything used to determine chances, lot; a...
6Latinlegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
8Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
9Proto-Italiclēg-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Russian высо́кий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвысо́кийhigh
2Old East Slavicвꙑсокъhigh; tall
3Proto-Slavicvysokъhigh; tall
4Proto-Slavic-okъFrom adjectives, forms a carrier of the...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-