English
White Sox
From white + sox, the footwear worn by the members of the team.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós
Proto-Germanic *hwītaz
Proto-West Germanic *hwīt
Old English hwīt
Middle English whit ‘white’
English white
Today it means
name The Chicago White Sox, an American baseball club.
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Etymograph / White Sox