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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

  1. The jargon used by sociologists

Ancestry of “socspeak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsocSociology or social science; Upper class youth;...
2EnglishsocietyA long-standing group of people sharing cultural...
3Middle Frenchsocietésociety
4Old Frenchsocietésociety; association; council; group; society;...
5Latinsocietās—
6Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
7Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
8Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →