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socius
Latin · ancient
"companion, ally"
companion, ally
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sociologie
French · 1830
"the study of society"
coined by Auguste Comte from Latin socius (companion) and Greek -logia (study of)
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sociology
English · 1843
"the scientific study of society"
adopted from French for the scientific study of society
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