Etymology of the English word sorosis
the English word
sorosisderived from the New Latin word
sorosisderived from the Greek word
soros, σορός (a funereal receptacle (urn, coffin); (by analogy) a bier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuə-Date
The earliest known usage of sorosis in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
