socius

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noun

Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.

OriginLatin socius ← Proto-Italic *sokjos ← Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós →
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Meanings

nounsocius (plural socii)

plural socii

  1. historicalAny of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
  2. An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc.
  3. human sciencesAccording to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.

Origin

  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. Englishsocius

Borrowed from Latin socius.

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APA

socius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socius

MLA

“socius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socius. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socius.

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