Meanings
- society
1 more example
So we at this point want to encourage everyone to have principled relationships, and to understand where their relationship fits in terms of socio-impact. We want heterosexuals to understand their privilege in relation to lesbians but not to across the board say we're not going to work with you unless you're a lesbian.
1980 December 27, Lee Swinslow, quoting Krissy Keeler, “Wallflower: Moving With Their Politics”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 10
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Englishsocio-
From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
More words from Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German sozio-
- sozio-socio-
Malay sosio-
- sosio-socio-
Norwegian Bokmål sosio-
- sosio-socio-
Spanish socio-
- socio-socio-
Swedish socio-
- socio-socio-
Turkish sosyo-
- sosyo-socio-
Cite this entry
socio-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-
“socio-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socio-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-.
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