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Where does “solar” come from?

Solar comes from Middle English solar, from Latin solaris meaning of or relating to the sun, derived from Latin sol meaning sun, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥.

solar (English): Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the...

Ancestry of “solar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsolar—
2Latinsōlāris—
3Latin-āris—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “solar”

  • extrasolar
  • solarization
  • subsolar
  • solarisation
  • antisolar
  • circumsolar
  • solarize
  • protosolar
  • nonsolar
  • supersolar
  • presolar
  • exosolar
  • solarism
  • pansolar
  • solargraphy
  • oversolar
  • solarpunk
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