Where does “zoccolaio” come from?

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

zoccolaio (Italian): clog maker

Definitions

  1. clog maker

Ancestry of “zoccolaio”, step by step

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