Ancient Greek word root · Knowledge & Belief

soph-: wisdom, skill

soph- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “wisdom, skill”. Learn its variants and explore 4 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: wisdom, skill

Root forms: soph-, -sophy

Source word: σοφία — skill in a craft or art

Word family and examples

• philosophy

  the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

• sophisticated

  having refined worldly knowledge or experience; complex

• sophomore

  a second-year student

• theosophy

  a philosophy holding that knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual insight

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