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Where does “socio” come from?

socio (Latin) comes from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

socio (Latin): I unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;...

Definitions

  1. I unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;...

Ancestry of “socio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
2Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
3Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “socio”

  • association
  • associate
  • associative
  • sociable
  • sociability
  • associational
  • disassociate
  • unsociable
  • disassociation
  • consociational
  • sociably
  • associativity
  • associationism
  • associationist
  • consociation
  • reassociation
  • associatively
  • consociationalism
  • nonassociative
  • unsociability
  • reassociate
  • sociate
  • sociableness
  • associateship
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