Where does “화이트호스” come from?
화이트호스 (Korean) comes from English Whitehorse, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Ancestry of “화이트호스”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Whitehorse | named after a tavern |
| 2 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 3 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 4 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 6 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |