sort

sort · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsortem
2. Old French · derived fromsorte“class, kind”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsort
4. English todaysort

From Middle English sort, soort, sorte (cognate Dutch soort, German Sorte, Danish sort, Swedish sort), borrowed from Old French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin sortem, accusative form of sors (“lot, fate, share, rank, category”).

sort · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromsortīre“draw lots, divide, choose”
2. Old French · derived fromsortir“to allot, sort”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsorten
4. English todaysort

From Middle English sorten, from Old French sortir (“to allot, sort”), from Latin sortīre (“draw lots, divide, choose”), from sors.

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