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

soc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English society

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsocietyA long-standing group of people sharing cultural...
2Middle Frenchsocietésociety
3Old Frenchsocietésociety; association; council; group; society;...
4Latinsocietāssociety, fellowship, partnership, association, community, union; affinity a union for a common purpose
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

via Middle English soke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsoke
2Old Englishsōcninquiry, prosecution; jurisdiction, prosecution;...
3Proto-West Germanicsōkni
4Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “soc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχωEvery word from Ancient Greek πάθος