Where does “sokkel” come from?

sokkel (Dutch) comes from French socle, from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

sokkel (Dutch): pedestal, base

Definitions

  1. pedestal, base

Ancestry of “sokkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsocleplinth, pedestal, socle; basis, foundation, core...
2Italianzoccolohoof; clog; plinth
3Latinsocculus
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Latin socculus