Where does “socket” come from?
Socket comes from Middle English socket, from Anglo-Norman soket, from Old French -et, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós.
socket (English): An opening into which a plug or other connecting...
Definitions
- An opening into which a plug or other connecting...
Ancestry of “socket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | socket | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | soket | spearhead; small plowshare |
| 3 | Old French | soc | soke; plowshare |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “socket”