Where does “сортир” come from?
сортир (Russian) comes from French sortir, from Old French sortir, from Latin sortire, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
сортир (Russian): john, toilet
Definitions
- john, toilet
Ancestry of “сортир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 2 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 3 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 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... |