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Where does “sociétal” come from?

sociétal (French) comes from French société, from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

sociétal (French): societal

Definitions

  1. societal

Ancestry of “sociétal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsociétésociety; company
2Middle Frenchsocietésociety
3Old Frenchsocietésociety; association; council; group; society;...
4Latinsocietās—
5Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
6Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
7Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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