Where does “soleil” come from?

soleil (English) comes from French soleil, from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin soliculus, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

soleil (English): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “soleil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoleilsun
2Middle Frenchsoleilsun
3Old Frenchsoleilsun
4Vulgar Latinsoliculus—
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Vulgar Latin soliculus →