Synonyms & related words for assortative

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Words related to assortative

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Where does assortative come from?

The word assortative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: as-, from Latin ad (“to”); sort, from Latin sors (“lot, kind, share”); and -ative, from Latin -ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.