Where does “Socratean” come from?
Socratean (English) comes from English Socrates, from Latin Socrates, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “Socratean”, step by step
Socratean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Socrates
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Socrates | of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher |
| 2 | Latin | Socrates | Socrates |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σωκράτης | Socrates |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ean | To bring forth young; to yean |
| 2 | Middle English | enen | To give birth; to yean |
| 3 | Old English | ēanian | to give birth (to lambs) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |