Where does “socrus” come from?

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

socrus (Latin): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “socrus”, step by step

socrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin socer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsocerfather-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

via Proto-Italic swekrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicswekrusmother-in-law

Words derived from “socrus”

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