Etymology

sophomoric

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore. Full definition →

English sophomore ← Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekσοφός (sophós)
  2. Ancient Greekσοφίζω (sophízō)
  3. Ancient Greekσόφισμα (sóphisma)
  4. Englishsophum, sophom
  5. Englishsophumer
  6. Englishsophomore
  7. English todaysophomoric

From sophomore + -ic.

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