Where does “entresol” come from?
entresol (English) comes from French entresol, from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
entresol (English): A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building,...
Definitions
- A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building,...
Ancestry of “entresol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | entresol | entresol |
| 2 | French | sol | soil, earth; ground; floor |
| 3 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 4 | English | Sol | — |
| 5 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 6 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |