sophumer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First cited in the mid-1600s; from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek sophism, + -er (“agentive suffix”),[1][2]
Noun
[edit]sophumer (plural sophumers)
- (obsolete) A student in the second year of a four-year college.
Descendants
[edit]- English: sophomore
References
[edit]- ^ “sophumer, n.”, in OED, (Can we date this quote?)
- ^ “What Does “Sophomore” Mean?”, in Dictionary.com[1], 2014 May 15