Assort
/əˈsɔːrt/noun
To group or classify things by kind or quality.
Did you know?Assort comes from a Latin root tied to fate and lot-casting, so its history is basically about things being “assigned their share” before it became everyday classification.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
sortiri
“to draw lots; to obtain by lot”
Late Latin
Latin
assortiri
“to assign or share by lot; to join with”
Old French
Old French
assortir
“to match, pair, or suit”
15th Century
English
assorten
“to arrange or classify by kind”
Modern English
English
assort
“to group things into categories or kinds”