'socialite' originates from the English word 'social,' which comes from the Latin word 'socialis,' meaning 'of companionship or allies.'

'socialis' transformed into the Old French word 'social,' and eventually became the modern English word 'socialite' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'of companionship,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person prominent in fashionable society.'