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-sophy

-sophy suffix: wisdom, knowledge, learning.

Suffix

-sophy

  1. (in-compounds) wisdom, knowledge, learning

Origin of -sophy

From Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”).

Words formed from -sophy

  • helicosophy
  • morosophy
  • palaeosophy
  • pantosophy
  • physiophilosophy
  • phytosophy
  • pneumatophilosophy
  • pseudosophy
  • psilosophy

Questions about -sophy

What does -sophy mean?
-sophy means wisdom, knowledge, learning.
What part of speech is -sophy?
-sophy is a suffix.

Words near -sophy in the dictionary

  1. -somes
  2. -something
  3. -son
  4. -sona
  5. -sonas
  6. -sophy
  7. -speak
  8. -spect
  9. -spermia
  10. -spermic
  11. -spermous

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