Where does “soleyn” come from?

soleyn (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French sole, from Vulgar Latin sola, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

soleyn (Anglo-Norman): alone; solitary; alone; sole; only

Definitions

  1. alone; solitary; alone; sole; only

Ancestry of “soleyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoleoblique/nominative feminine singular of sol
2Vulgar Latinsolanominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
3Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
4Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “soleyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →Every word from Latin solea →