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Where does “zsoké” come from?

zsoké (Hungarian) comes from English Jockey, from English Jock, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.

zsoké (Hungarian): jockey

Definitions

  1. jockey

Ancestry of “zsoké”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJockey—
2EnglishJockA Scot
3EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
4Middle Englishjakke—
5Anglo-Normanjacke—
6Middle Frenchjaque—
7Middle Frenchjacques—
8Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
9LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
10Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
11Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
12HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
13Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “zsoké”

  • zsokék
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