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

socer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂

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

via Proto-Italic swekuros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicswekurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “socer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →