sors

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • anything used to determine chances, lot
  • a casting or drawing of lots, decision by lot, share
  • oracular response (since many were written on lots)
  • fate, destiny, chance, fortune, condition, share, part
  • capital bearing interest, principal
  • rank, class, order

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *sortis derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve), *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

Emoji

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