English Explanatory Dictionary

socio-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. society

Pronunciation

/ˌsəʊ.si-/ /ˌsəʊ.ʃi/ /ˌsoʊ.si-/ /ˌsoʊ.ʃi/ /ˌsəʉ.si-/ /ˌsəʉ.ʃi/

Word forms

socio-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

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