Where does “șosetă” come from?
șosetă (Romanian) comes from French chaussette, from French chaussé, from Middle French chausse, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
șosetă (Romanian): sock covering for the foot
Definitions
- sock covering for the foot
Ancestry of “șosetă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaussette | sock |
| 2 | French | chaussé | past participle of chausser |
| 3 | Middle French | chausse | stocking |
| 4 | Old French | chauce | stocking |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | calcea | garment covering foot and leg |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |