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Where does “sole” come from?

Sole derives from English sowle, from Latin sol meaning "sun," from Latin solidus, from Proto-Indo-European sol-, swol-, seh₂-, and sey-.

sole (English): A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an...

Definitions

  1. A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an...

Ancestry of “sole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsolerope
2Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
3Latinsolidumsolid
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “sole”

  • soles
  • insole
  • outsole
  • midsole
  • soleless
  • resole
  • soleplate
  • bootsole
  • undersole
  • solebar
  • soleship
  • Marysole
  • ソール
  • סול
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