sociology
Meaningthe study of companions (society)
Common meaning: the study of how human groups and institutions work
- socia companion or allyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1715 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘a companion or ally’ + ‘a word, saying’ → sociology
Journey through time
Hybrid: Latin + Greek Its parts come from different languages; our sources do not record where they were first put together.
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- soci — Latin socius “a companion or ally” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin socius ‘a companion or ally’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know (Psychology, sociology, physiology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Latin socius, "a…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry socius, p. 1715 · dictionary scan
Roots
- socius Latin “a companion or ally”
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
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