Where does “socspeak” come from?
socspeak (English) comes from English soc, from English society, from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω — to bind; bond.
socspeak (English): The jargon used by sociologists
Definitions
- The jargon used by sociologists
Ancestry of “socspeak”, step by step
socspeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soc | Sociology or social science; Upper class youth;... |
| 2 | English | society | A long-standing group of people sharing cultural... |
| 3 | Middle French | societé | society |
| 4 | Old French | societé | society; association; council; group; society;... |
| 5 | Latin | societās | society, fellowship, partnership, association, community, union; affinity a union for a common purpose |
| 6 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via English speak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 2 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 3 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 4 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |