Where does “soclo” come from?

soclo (Portuguese) comes from French socle, from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

soclo (Portuguese): die cubical part of a pedestal

Definitions

  1. die cubical part of a pedestal

Ancestry of “soclo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsocleplinth, pedestal, socle; basis, foundation, core...
2Italianzoccolohoof; clog; plinth
3Latinsocculus—
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →