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Etymology of the English word sophisticate

the English word sophisticate
derived from the Medieval Latin word sophisticare
derived from the Latin word sophisticus (sophist, of the sophists, sophistical)
derived from the Greek word sophistikos, σοφιστικός
derived from the Greek word sophistes, σοφιστής
derived from the Greek word sophizesthai
derived from the Late Greek word sophos, σοφός (wise (in a most general application))
derived from the Greek word sophixesthai

Date

The earliest known usage of sophisticate in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

sophisticated, sophisticating

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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