"sock" in seven languages
Meaningsock
Spanish
calcetín
/kalθeˈtin/
masc.inherited
Diminutive of calceta, itself from calza 'stocking'.
French
chaussette
/ʃosɛt/
fem.inherited
Diminutive of chausse 'hose'.
Italian
calzino
/kalˈtsino/
masc.inherited
Diminutive of calza 'stocking'.
Portuguese
meia
/ˈmejɐ/
fem.other source · short for meia-calça 'half-stocking' (Latin MEDIAM 'half')
Romanian
șosetă
/ʃoˈsetə/
fem.borrowed · French chaussette
plural: șosete
Catalan
mitjó
/miˈdʒo/
masc.other source · from mitja 'stocking' (Latin MEDIAM 'half')
English
sock
/sɑk/
other source · Latin soccus (Old English socc)
English → ItaliansockcalzinoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CALCEAM‘stocking, legging (Late Latin, from CALCEUS 'shoe')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Three diminutives of one Latin stocking. French shows two laws at once: ca → cha and l → u (chaussette).
Sound laws at work
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In a sentence
- esNo encuentro mis calcetines.
- frJe ne trouve pas mes chaussettes.
- itNon trovo i miei calzini.
- ptNão acho as minhas meias.
- roNu-mi găsesc șosetele.
- caNo trobo els mitjons.
- enI can't find my socks.