Where does “pre-Socratic” come from?
pre-Socratic (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.
pre-Socratic (English): Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing...
Definitions
- Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing...
Ancestry of “pre-Socratic”, step by step
pre-Socratic 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |