Where does “Sozialarbeiter” come from?

Sozialarbeiter (German) comes from German sozial, from Spanish social, from Latin sociālis, from French social, from Latin socialis, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω — to bind; bond.

Sozialarbeiter (German): social worker

Definitions

  1. social worker

Ancestry of “Sozialarbeiter”, step by step

Sozialarbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sozial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansozialsocial
2Spanishsocialsocial
3LatinsociālisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social
4Frenchsocialsocial, related to society, community; social,...
5LatinsocialisOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable,...
6Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
7Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
8Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via German arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeiterworker male or of unspecified gender
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχωEvery word from Ancient Greek πάθος