English
Socratean
From Socrates + -ean.
Formed from Socrates + -ean
Proto-Indo-European *kret- ‘strength’
Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος ‘power’
Ancient Greek Σωκράτης
Latin Socrates
English Socrates
Today it means
adj Synonym of Socratic (“of the philosopher Socrates”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Socratean