Etymograph

English

sociability

Sociability comes from Latin sociābilis ‘that may be easily united or joined together,…’, and goes back to sociāre.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociāre
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociābilis‘that may be easily united or joined together, sociable’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sociabilité
  4. Englishtodaysociability

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociāre
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsociābilis‘that may be easily united or joined together, sociable’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sociabilité
  4. Englishtodaysociability

Today it means

noun The skill, tendency or property of being sociable or social, of interacting well with others.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin sociāre / sociability