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Where does “societal” come from?

Societal comes from English society, derived from Latin societas meaning companionship or association, from Latin socius meaning companion, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- meaning to follow.

societal (English): Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or...

Ancestry of “societal”, 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 “societal”

  • societally
  • intersocietal
  • intrasocietal
  • extrasocietal
  • intersocietally
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