Etymology

sociobiologist

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Today it means: A biologist whose speciality is sociobiology Full definition →

English biologist ← Latin socius ← Proto-Italic *sokjos
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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. Englishsocio-
  9. Englishbiologist
  10. English todaysociobiologist

From socio- + biologist.

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