| 1 | Latin | sophisticatus | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | sophisticare | to trick, falsify, corrupt |
| 3 | Latin | sophisticus | sophistic, sophistical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστής | A master of one's craft; One who is wise,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σοφίζω | I make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |