Where does “socket” come from?
socket (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman soket, from Old French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Ancestry of “socket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | soket | spearhead; small plowshare |
| 2 | Old French | soc | soke; plowshare |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |