Where does “Σωκράτης” come from?

Σωκράτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Σωκράτης (Ancient Greek): Socrates

Definitions

  1. Socrates

Ancestry of “Σωκράτης”, step by step

Σωκράτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σῴζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Ancient Greek Κράτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚράτοςmight; strength
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “Σωκράτης”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ίζω →