Where does “soc” come from?

soc (Old French) comes 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...

soc (Old French): soke; plowshare

Definitions

  1. soke; plowshare

Ancestry of “soc”, step by step

soc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin soccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsoccus—
2Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Old English sōcn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōcninquiry, prosecution; jurisdiction, prosecution;...
2Proto-West Germanicsōkni—
3Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “soc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →