Where does “Soco” come from?

Soco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese socar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

Ancestry of “Soco”, step by step

Soco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese socar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesocarto punch; to box
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd
7Proto-Indo-European-éad

via Swahili soko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisokomarket
2Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Latin soccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
2Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

Words derived from “Soco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Portuguese -arEvery word from Latin -o