Where does “σοφία” come from?

σοφία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

σοφία (Greek): wisdom; denoting a speaker's statements as...

Definitions

  1. wisdom; denoting a speaker's statements as...

Ancestry of “σοφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσοφίαskill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek σοφία →