Where does “Socraticism” come from?
Socraticism (English) comes from English Socratic, from French socratique, from French Socrate, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
Socraticism (English): Socratic philosophy
Definitions
- Socratic philosophy
Ancestry of “Socraticism”, step by step
Socraticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Socratic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Socratic | Of or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates... |
| 2 | French | socratique | Socratic |
| 3 | French | Socrate | Socrates (Greek philosopher) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σωκράτης | Socrates |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |