A lot can mean a large amount of something, or a specific piece of land. It can also mean a person’s fate or situation in life.
From Old English 'hlot,' meaning 'object used to determine someone's share by casting lots.' Originally it was about dividing things by chance, which later extended to land portions and then to general quantity and fate.
The same root idea—drawing lots—gave us 'parking lot,' 'vacant lot,' and 'my lot in life.' All of them are about how the world is divided up and what piece you happen to get, whether it’s land, luck, or life circumstances.
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