Consortium
/kənˈsɔːr.ti.əm/noun
A partnership or association formed for a common purpose.
Did you know?Consortium comes from Latin *consortium*, meaning “partnership, fellowship,” from *con-* (“together”) + *sors* (“lot, fate, portion”), so its oldest sense is literally people joined by the same share of destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“to join, link, or bind”
Latin
Latin
sors, sortis
“a lot, share, or fate assigned by chance”
Classical Latin
Latin
consortium
“a fellowship, partnership, or joint share”
Late Latin
Latin
consortium
“shared ownership or association”
Middle English
English
consortium
“a partnership or association, especially for business or legal purposes”
Modern English
English
consortium
“an association of people, companies, or institutions working together”