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a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (
philosophy; theosophy
); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words:
anthroposophy.
Origin:
< Gk
-sophia,
comb. form of
sophía
skill, wisdom;
see
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-sophy
suffix meaning "knowledge," from O.Fr.
-sophie
, from L.
-sophia
, from Gk.
-sophia
, from
sophia
"skill, wisdom, knowledge," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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