Where does “soever” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided shows only "sol" repeated across English and Latin without explaining how "soever" derives from it, and the known meaning is listed as unknown, making it impossible to accurately trace the sense development required by the rules. Could you provide: 1. The actual etymological chain for "soever" 2. The known meaning(s) of the word 3. Clarification on whether this chain is complete
soever (English): In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis...
Definitions
- In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis...
Ancestry of “soever”, step by step
soever 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 |