Where does “sofistikert” come from?
sofistikert (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English sophisticated, from Latin sophisticatus, from Medieval Latin sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής, from Ancient Greek σοφίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
sofistikert (Norwegian Nynorsk): sophisticated
Definitions
- sophisticated
Ancestry of “sofistikert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sophisticated | Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking... |
| 2 | Latin | sophisticatus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sophisticare | to trick, falsify, corrupt |
| 4 | Latin | sophisticus | sophistic, sophistical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστικός | of or for a sophist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σοφιστής | A master of one's craft; One who is wise,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σοφίζω | I make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |