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Where does “sociable” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sociable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsociābilis—
2LatinsocioI unite, join, ally, associate; I share in;...
3Latinsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated;...
4Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
5Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “sociable”

  • sociable
  • unsociable
  • sociably
  • unsociability
  • sociableness
  • unsociably
  • unsociableness
  • nonsociable
  • hypersociable
  • supersociable
  • antisociable
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