sociology (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[sociology 词源字典]
the science of social phenomena, 1842, from French sociologie, a hybrid coined 1830 by French philosopher Isidore Auguste Comte (1798-1857), from Latin socius "associate" (see social (adj.)) + Greek-derived suffix -logie (see -logy).[sociology etymology, sociology origin, 英语词源]