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Where does “插蘇” come from?

插蘇 (Chinese) comes from English socket, from Middle English socket, from Anglo-Norman soket, from Old French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

插蘇 (Chinese): electrical socket; electrical plug

Definitions

  1. electrical socket; electrical plug

Ancestry of “插蘇”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsocketAn opening into which a plug or other connecting...
2Middle Englishsocket—
3Anglo-Normansoketspearhead; small plowshare
4Old Frenchsocsoke; plowshare
5Vulgar Latinsoccus—
6Proto-Celticsukkos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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