Where does “sokkel” come from?

sokkel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

sokkel (Norwegian Bokmål): a base, pedestal, plinth; a socket; a shelf

Definitions

  1. a base, pedestal, plinth; a socket; a shelf

Ancestry of “sokkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoccolohoof; clog; plinth
2Latinsocculus—
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “sokkel”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Latin socculus →