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Where does “sol” come from?

Sol comes from Latin sol, meaning "sun," the ultimate source of the English word.

sol (English): The fifth step in the solfège scale of C ,...

Definitions

  1. The fifth step in the solfège scale of C ,...

Ancestry of “sol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolvesecond-person singular present active imperative...

Words derived from “sol”

  • aerosol
  • cytosolic
  • cytosol
  • hydrosol
  • aerosolization
  • solation
  • bioaerosol
  • aerosolize
  • intracytosolic
  • aerosolisation
  • nonaerosol
  • cytosolically
  • tosol
  • extracytosolic
  • nucleocytosolic
  • hydrosolic
  • noncytosol
  • aerosolise
  • aerosoliser
  • yestersol
  • Sol
  • Solei
  • sooli
  • エアロゾル
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