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Where does “soccus” come from?

soccus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

soccus (Latin): slipper; comedy

Definitions

  1. slipper; comedy

Ancestry of “soccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “soccus”

  • socks
  • sock
  • soc
  • socle
  • windsock
  • sockless
  • zocalo
  • sockdolager
  • zoccolo
  • sockful
  • oversocks
  • socklike
  • bedsock
  • besocked
  • wind sock
  • sockette
  • socspeak
  • undersock
  • socklet
  • socklessness
  • sockmaker
  • socculus
  • zócalo
  • zueco
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →