Where does “sol” come from?

sol (Catalan) comes from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sol (Catalan): soil; ground, floor, bottom

Definitions

  1. soil; ground, floor, bottom

Ancestry of “sol”, step by step

sol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSolThe Sun, the star orbited by the Earth
2Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
3Latinsolidumsolid
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Latin sōlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlus
2Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

via Latin sōlum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “sol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-
sol — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer