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Where does “zoccolo” come from?

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

zoccolo (English): A plinth; A kind of ancient clog, consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. A plinth; A kind of ancient clog, consisting of a...

Ancestry of “zoccolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoccolohoof; clog; plinth
2Latinsocculus—
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →