Etymology of the English word social
the English word
socialderived from the Old French word
socialderived from the Latin word
socialis (allied, confederate, of allies)
derived from the Latin word
socius (associate, companion; ally; sharing; associated; allied)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of social in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
antisocial,
asocial,
biosocial,
eusocial,
psychosocial,
socialism,
socialist,
socialite,
subsocialCognates
Dutch
sociaal, French
social, German
sozial, Italian
sociale, Lithuanian
socialinis, Norwegian
sosial, Polish
socjalny, Russian
coциальный, Swedish
socialUsage
Word found in Modern English
