English
socio-
Socio- comes from Latin socius ‘associated, allied’, from Proto-Italic *sokjos ‘companion’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷéh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷh₂ṓy‘follower in one's retinue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷyósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sokjos‘companion’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsokios
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsocius‘associated, allied’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980socio-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sekʷ-‘to follow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷéh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷh₂ṓy‘follower in one's retinue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sokʷyósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sokjos‘companion’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsokios
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsocius‘associated, allied’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980socio-
Earliest quotation: 1980, Lee Swinslow, Wallflower: Moving With Their Politics: “So we at this point want to encourage everyone…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
see, say, second, saw, executive, suit, sight, subsequent, sequence, pursue, sue, consecutive, sequel, execute, consequently, prosecution, saga, persecution, sect, intrinsic, sequential, consequent, executor, ensue, persecute, sequestration, extrinsic, segue, sequester, seg, sequitur, 33 more
through Proto-Italic *sokjos ‘companion’
through Latin sokios
through Latin socius ‘associated, allied’
social, society, associate, dissociation, dissociate, 11 more
Today it means
prefix society
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- / socio-