Where does “Socrates” come from?
Socrates comes from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης, derived from Ancient Greek κράτος meaning "power" or "strength," which traces to Proto-Indo-European kret- with the nominal suffixes -s and -os.
Socrates (English): of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher
Definitions
- of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher
Ancestry of “Socrates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Socrates | Socrates |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Σωκράτης | Socrates |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |