'socket-like' originates from the word 'socket', which comes from Old French 'soc', meaning 'plowshare', and the suffix '-like', indicating resemblance.

'socket' evolved from the Old French 'soc' to the modern English 'socket', and the suffix '-like' was added to form 'socket-like'.

Initially, 'socket' referred to a 'plowshare', but over time it evolved to mean a 'receptacle or hollow part', and 'socket-like' now describes something resembling this.