Where does “white ink” come from?

white ink (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano White, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

white ink (Cebuano): correction fluid

Definitions

  1. correction fluid

Ancestry of “white ink”, step by step

white ink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano White

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoWhite
2EnglishWhiteAlternative letter-case form of white; An...
3Englishsoxplural of sock
4Englishsocksplural of sock; Third-person singular simple...
5EnglishsockA knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe...
6Frenchsocplowshare; Boston butt
7Vulgar Latinsoccus
8Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
10Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
11Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Cebuano ink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-