Etymology

socio-

Today it means: society Full definition →

Latin socius ← Proto-Italic *sokjos ← Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. English todaysocio-

From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsocius all →

sociologysocius

Proto-Indo-European*sokʷ-yo- all →

society

Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ- all →

seesecondsocietysagasegsequesterexecutrixsequelaconsociation

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