Where does “socle” come from?

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

socle (English): A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue...

Definitions

  1. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue...

Ancestry of “socle”, 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 σύκχος →