Where does “sophistique” come from?
sophistique (French) comes from Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής, from Ancient Greek σοφίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
sophistique (French): sophistical; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- sophistical; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “sophistique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sophisticus | sophistic, sophistical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστής | A master of one's craft; One who is wise,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφίζω | I make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “sophistique”