-sophycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -sophie; Latin -sophia.

Etymology: < Old French, Middle French -sophie and its etymon classical Latin -sophia < ancient Greek -σοϕία (in e.g. ϕιλοσοϕία philosophy n.) < σοϕός wise (see sophist n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹; compare σοϕία wisdom.Earliest in the 14th cent. in philosophy n. Subsequently in the 16th cent. in the isolated early formation helicosophy n., and then in further borrowings or adaptations of French or Latin words, as morosophy n., pansophy n., theosophy n., and in occasional English formations, e.g. chirosophy n.

Forming nouns denoting branches of learning or philosophy dealing with what is indicated by the first element, as psychosophy n. at psycho- comb. form , pyrosophy n., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-sophy
释义	-sophycomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -sophie; Latin -sophia. Etymology: < Old French, Middle French -sophie and its etymon classical Latin -sophia < ancient Greek -σοϕία (in e.g. ϕιλοσοϕία philosophy n.) < σοϕός wise (see sophist n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹; compare σοϕία wisdom.Earliest in the 14th cent. in philosophy n. Subsequently in the 16th cent. in the isolated early formation helicosophy n., and then in further borrowings or adaptations of French or Latin words, as morosophy n., pansophy n., theosophy n., and in occasional English formations, e.g. chirosophy n. Forming nouns denoting branches of learning or philosophy dealing with what is indicated by the first element, as psychosophy n. at psycho- comb. form , pyrosophy n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form
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