Where does “socke” come from?
socke (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
Ancestry of “socke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |
Words derived from “socke”