Where does “zoccolatura” come from?

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

zoccolatura (Italian): a decorative or protective coating of material along the bottom of a wall

Definitions

  1. a decorative or protective coating of material along the bottom of a wall

Ancestry of “zoccolatura”, 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 →