Where does “Chisox” come from?
Chisox (English) comes from English White Sox, 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...
Chisox (English): The Chicago White Sox
Definitions
- The Chicago White Sox
Ancestry of “Chisox”, step by step
Chisox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English White Sox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | White Sox | The Chicago White Sox, an American baseball club |
| 2 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 3 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 4 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 6 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |