Where does “desofisticare” come from?
desofisticare (Romanian) comes from Romanian sofisticare, from Romanian sofistica, from French sophistique, from Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής, from Ancient Greek σοφίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
desofisticare (Romanian): desophistication
Definitions
- desophistication
Ancestry of “desofisticare”, step by step
desofisticare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian sofisticare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sofisticare | sophistication |
| 2 | Romanian | sofistica | to sophisticate |
| 3 | French | sophistique | sophistical; first-person singular present... |
| 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 |