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Where does “sophie” come from?

sophie (English) comes from Middle English sophie, from Latin sophia, from Ancient Greek σοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sophie (English): Obsolete spelling of sophy

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of sophy

Ancestry of “sophie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsophiesophy; God
2Latinsophiawisdom
3Ancient Greekσοφίαskill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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