Where does “сорт” come from?
сорт (Russian) comes from French sorte, from Old French sorte, from Italian sorta, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
сорт (Russian): sort, kind, variety; quality, grade; brand
Definitions
- sort, kind, variety; quality, grade; brand
Ancestry of “сорт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sorte | sort, kind, type; way, manner; first/third-person... |
| 2 | Old French | sorte | sort; type |
| 3 | Italian | sorta | sort, type, kind; feminine singular past... |
| 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... |