SOCIO- definition: a combining form used, with the meanings “social,” “sociological,” or “society,” in the formation of compound words. See examples of socio- used in a sentence.
Definition of socio- combining form in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). socio- So we at this point want to encourage everyone to have principled relationships, and to understand where their relationship fits in terms of socio-impact.
socio-, prefix. socio- is attached to roots and sometimes words and means "social; sociological; society'': socio- + economic → socioeconomic; socio- + -metry → sociometry (= social statistics). See -soc-.
"social, of society; social and," also "having to do with sociology," from combining form… See origin and meaning of socio-.