Where does “sosaiti” come from?
sosaiti (Tok Pisin) comes from English society, from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
sosaiti (Tok Pisin): society
Definitions
- society
Ancestry of “sosaiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | society | A long-standing group of people sharing cultural... |
| 2 | Middle French | societé | society |
| 3 | Old French | societé | society; association; council; group; society;... |
| 4 | Latin | societās | society, fellowship, partnership, association, community, union; affinity a union for a common purpose |
| 5 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |