Where does “so-called” come from?
so-called (English) comes from English So, 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.
so-called (English): So named; commonly called by such a name, often...
Definitions
- So named; commonly called by such a name, often...
Ancestry of “so-called”, step by step
so-called traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English So
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | So | A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand;... |
| 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 English called
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | called | simple past tense and past participle of call |