Where does “σοφιστής” come from?
σοφιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σοφίζω, 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.
σοφιστής (Ancient Greek): A master of one's craft; One who is wise,...
Definitions
- A master of one's craft; One who is wise,...
Ancestry of “σοφιστής”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σοφίζω | I make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “σοφιστής”
- sophisticated
- unsophisticated
- sophistry
- sophist
- sophistical
- sophistic
- sophistically
- sophisticatedly
- gymnosophist
- ultrasophisticated
- oversophisticated
- supersophisticated
- deipnosophist
- unsophistical
- sophisticatedness
- unsophistically
- unsophisticatedly
- unsophisticatedness
- philosophistic
- γυμνοσοφισταί
- sophista
- sophistes
- σοφιστικός
- γυμνοσοφιστής