Where does “gleysol” come from?
gleysol (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.
gleysol (English): gley soil
Definitions
- gley soil
Ancestry of “gleysol”, step by step
gleysol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 2 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 3 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 4 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via English gley
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gley | A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ґлей | clayey soil; clay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | glьjь | clay, loam |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |