Where does “sophistication” come from?
Sophistication comes from Latin sophisticātiō, derived from sophisticāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, a suffix forming action nouns.
sophistication (English): Enlightenment or education; Cultivated...
Definitions
- Enlightenment or education; Cultivated...
Ancestry of “sophistication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ion | an action or process, or the result of an action... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |