Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “social” come from?

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

social (Middle French): allied; social

Definitions

  1. allied; social

Ancestry of “social”, step by step

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

Words derived from “social”

  • social
  • socially
  • socialist
  • socialization
  • psychosocial
  • antisocial
  • socializing
  • socialize
  • socialistic
  • sociality
  • prosocial
  • biopsychosocial
  • unsocial
  • socialite
  • homosocial
  • asocial
  • postsocialist
  • socialise
  • biosocial
  • nonsocial
  • parasocial
  • homosociality
  • eusocial
  • resocialization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →