| 1 | English | society | A long-standing group of people sharing cultural... |
| 2 | Middle French | societé | society |
| 3 | Old French | societé | society; association; council; group; society;... |
| 4 | Latin | societās | — |
| 5 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |