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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...

Ancestry of “Chisox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWhite Sox—
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-Celticsukkos—
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...
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