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sortilegus.

soothsayer, fortune-teller;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[sɔrˈtɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]Classical-Latin[sorˈtiː.le.ɡus]

  1. that predicts the future; (relational) fortune-telling, soothsaying

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *sértis Proto-Italic *sortis Latin sors Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -legus Latin sortilegus From sors (“fortune, lot”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

noun[sɔrˈtɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]Classical-Latin[sorˈtiː.le.ɡus]

  1. fortune-teller, soothsayer

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. A soothsayer who practices divination.

    Ancient-Rome · declension-2 · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *sértis Proto-Italic *sortis Latin sors Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -legus Latin sortilegus From sors (“fortune, lot”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

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