Where does “solar” come from?
solar (Catalan) comes from Catalan sòl, 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.
solar (Catalan): lot, plot; solar; to sole
Definitions
- lot, plot; solar; to sole
Ancestry of “solar”, step by step
solar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan sòl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sòl | soil; ground, floor, bottom |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Catalan sola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sola | sole; feminine singular of sol |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sola | nominative plural of solum; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | solea | sandal; sole of a shoe |
| 4 | Latin | sōlum | bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swol- | sole; sole of the foot |
via Latin sōlāris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sōlāris | Of or pertaining to the sun, solar |