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Where does “zueco” come from?

zueco (Spanish) comes from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

zueco (Spanish): clog; galosh; left-handed

Definitions

  1. clog; galosh; left-handed

Ancestry of “zueco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
2Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →