Where does “zocalo” come from?

zocalo (English) comes from Mexican Spanish zócalo, from Latin socculus, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

zocalo (English): A town square or marketplace, especially in...

Definitions

  1. A town square or marketplace, especially in...

Ancestry of “zocalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mexican Spanishzócaloplinth, socle, base; baseboard, footing,...
2Latinsocculus—
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →