Where does “soc” come from?

soc (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

soc (Old High German): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “soc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
2Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “soc

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz