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.
[ -sophia, comb. form of sophía skill, wisdom; see -Y 3 ]
-SOPHY
Meaning of -SOPHY in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012