Where does “Sophia” come from?

Sophia comes from Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós), meaning "wise" or "skilled."

Sophia (English): Archaic spelling of Sophy.

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of Sophy.

Ancestry of “Sophia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsophiawisdom
2Ancient Greekσοφίαskill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Sophia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek σοφία →