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Where does “Socratic method” come from?

Socratic method (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 “Socratic method”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSocrates—
2LatinSocrates—
3Ancient GreekΣωκράτηςSocrates
4Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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