Where does “soco-inglês” come from?
soco-inglês (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese soco, 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.
soco-inglês (Portuguese): knuckle duster/brass knuckles
Definitions
- knuckle duster/brass knuckles
Ancestry of “soco-inglês”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | soco | A hit with one's hand; a punch |
| 2 | Portuguese | socar | to punch; to box |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 5 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |