Where does “sociability” come from?
Sociability comes from Middle French sociabilité, from Latin sociabilis meaning "capable of being joined," derived from socius "companion" and the suffix -bilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- meaning "to follow."
sociability (English): the skill, tendency or property of being sociable...
Definitions
- the skill, tendency or property of being sociable...
Ancestry of “sociability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sociabilité | — |
| 2 | Latin | sociābilis | that may be easily united or joined together, sociable |
| 3 | Latin | socio | I unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;... |
| 4 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |