Etymology

consortium

con·sor·ti·um
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Today it means: An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. Full definition →

Latin cōnsortium ← Proto-Italic *sortis ← Proto-Indo-European *sértis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sértis
  8. Proto-Italic*sortis
  9. Latinsors
  10. Latincōnsors
  11. Latincōnsortium
  12. English todayconsortium

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsortium.

Words from the same roots

Latincōnsortium all →

consortial

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