Where does “stocks” come from?
Stocks comes from English stock, from Italian stoccata, a thrust in fencing, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -tós through Latin roots -aris and -alis.
stocks (English): plural of stock; A device, similar to a pillory,...
Definitions
- plural of stock; A device, similar to a pillory,...
Ancestry of “stocks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 2 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 4 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |