Etymology
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sociable (adj.)

1550s, "enjoying the company of others," from French sociable (16c.) and directly from Latin sociabilis "close, intimate, easily united," from sociare "to join, unite," from socius "companion, ally," from PIE *sokw-yo-, suffixed form of root *sekw- (1) "to follow."

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*sekw- (1)

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to follow."

It forms all or part of: associate; association; consequence; consequent; dissociate; ensue; execute; extrinsic; intrinsic; obsequious; persecute; persecution; prosecute; pursue; second (adj.) "next after first;" second (n.) "one-sixtieth of a minute;" sect; secundine; segue; sequacious; sequel; sequence; sequester; sociable; social; society; socio-; subsequent; sue; suit; suite; suitor; tocsin.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit sacate "accompanies, follows;" Avestan hacaiti, Greek hepesthai "to follow;" Latin sequi "to follow, come after," secundus "second, the following;" Lithuanian seku, sekti "to follow;" Old Irish sechim "I follow."

insociability (n.)
1740, from insociable "unsociable" (1580s), from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sociable.

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Definitions of sociable
1
sociable (adj.)
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others;
Americans are sociable and gregarious
enjoyed a sociable chat
a sociable conversation
a sociable occasion
sociable (adj.)
friendly and pleasant;
a sociable gathering
2
sociable (n.)
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity;
Synonyms: social / mixer
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