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Where does “sortija” come from?

sortija (Spanish) comes from Late Latin *sorticula, 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...

sortija (Spanish): ring; a Spanish guessing game; A game played by...

Definitions

  1. ring; a Spanish guessing game; A game played by...

Ancestry of “sortija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin*sorticula—
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...

Words derived from “sortija”

  • ensortijar
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