Socket
/ˈsɒkɪt/noun
A hollow part or opening that something fits into, especially a device that receives a plug or a bone cavity that holds an eye or tooth.
Did you know?English socket comes through Old French from Latin soccus, a type of low shoe or slipper, with the sense of a small hollow or receptacle developing later in French and English.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
soccus
“A light low shoe or slipper, especially a comic actor’s shoe.”
Old French
Old French
soquet / sochet
“A small pouch, hollow, or receptacle.”
14th Century
Middle English
socket
“A small hollow or opening; a receptacle.”
Modern English
English
socket
“A hollow part that receives and holds something, such as a plug, joint, or eye.”