Where does “zoccolo” come from?

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

zoccolo (Italian): hoof; clog; plinth

Definitions

  1. hoof; clog; plinth

Ancestry of “zoccolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsocculus—
2Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
3Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “zoccolo”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →