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Where does “socer” come from?

socer (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

socer (Latin): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “socer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “socer”

  • socerum
  • consocerum
  • consocer
  • socrum
  • suegrastro
  • suegro
  • consuegro
  • suocero
  • consuocero
  • sogro
  • sogre
  • sogro
  • suegru
  • socru
  • cuscră
  • cuscru
  • krushk
  • socru
  • cuscru
  • sogro
  • soggiru
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