Where does “aerosol” come from?

aerosol (English) 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.

aerosol (English): A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid...

Ancestry of “aerosol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aerosol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →