Where does “zsokék” come from?

zsokék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsoké, 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 — heel of the foot; heel.

zsokék (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsoké

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsoké

Ancestry of “zsokék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsokéjockey
2EnglishJockeyOne who rides racehorses competitively
3EnglishJockA Scot
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
6Anglo-Normanjacke—
7Middle Frenchjaque—
8Middle Frenchjacques—
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
12Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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