Where does “andisol” come from?

andisol (English) comes from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

andisol (English): A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and...

Definitions

  1. A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and...

Ancestry of “andisol”, step by step

andisol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sōlum

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

via Japanese 暗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese暗darkness
2Japanese暮れるget dark, for night to fall; for the season to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →