prefix
Meaning 1
society
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
socio-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsəʊ.ʃi.əʊ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌsoʊ.ʃi.oʊ/
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Australian: /ˌsəʉ.si.əʉ/
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Australian: /ˌsəʉ.ʃi.əʉ/
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: sozio- — socio-
- Malay: sosio- — socio-
- Norwegian Bokmål: sosio- — socio-
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sosio- — socio-
- Spanish: socio- — socio-
- Swedish: socio- — socio-
- Turkish: sosyo- — socio-