Words that come from Ancient Greek “σοφός”

270 words across 52 languages descend from Ancient Greek σοφός — including philosophy, philosophical, Phil, Sophie, Sophia, philosophic, philosophically, Sophocles.

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English (119)

Latin (19)

Ancient Greek (17)

Italian (11)

Portuguese (7)

Greek (6)

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Words from Ancient Greek σοφός — 270 descendants | Etymology Explorer