Where does “socle” come from?

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

socle (French): plinth, pedestal, socle; basis, foundation, core...

Definitions

  1. plinth, pedestal, socle; basis, foundation, core...

Ancestry of “socle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoccolohoof; clog; plinth
2Latinsocculus
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “socle

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος