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Where does “soc” come from?

Soc comes from Middle English soke, from Latin soca, from Latin soccus, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-.

soc (English): Sociology or social science; Upper class youth;...

Definitions

  1. Sociology or social science; Upper class youth;...

Ancestry of “soc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsocietyA long-standing group of people sharing cultural...
2Middle Frenchsocietésociety
3Old Frenchsocietésociety; association; council; group; society;...
4Latinsocietās—
5Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
6Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
7Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “soc”

  • socspeak
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