Where does “Socratist” come from?
Socratist (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.
Socratist (English): A disciple or follower of Socrates
Definitions
- A disciple or follower of Socrates
Ancestry of “Socratist”, step by step
Socratist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |