Where does “sophim” come from?

sophim (Middle English) comes from Old French soffime, from Latin sophisma, from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ — clever device, ingenious contrivance.

sophim (Middle English): sophism fallacious argument

Definitions

  1. sophism fallacious argument

Ancestry of “sophim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoffime—
2Latinsophismaa false conclusion, a fallacy, a sophism; wisdom,...
3Ancient Greekσόφῐσμᾰclever device, ingenious contrivance

Words derived from “sophim”

Every word from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ →Every word from Latin sophisma →Every word from Old French soffime →