Where does “titokzokni” come from?

titokzokni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zokni, from Swedish socken, from Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

titokzokni (Hungarian): no-show sock, low-cut sock, invisible sock short sock that extends to the ankle or lower

Definitions

  1. no-show sock, low-cut sock, invisible sock short sock that extends to the ankle or lower

Ancestry of “titokzokni”, step by step

titokzokni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zokni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzoknisock
2Swedishsockena parish, a municipality; the geographic area of...
3Middle High Germansoc
4Old High Germansocsock
5Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
6Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
7Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
8Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Hungarian titok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantitoksecret
2Hungarian-zatAdded to a noun to form an abstract noun or a...
3Hungarian-atAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
4Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
5Proto-Uralic-tt
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz
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