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Where does “soleus” come from?

Soleus comes from Latin solum, meaning "sole of the foot" or "ground," from Proto-Indo-European swol-.

soleus (English): A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the...

Definitions

  1. A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the...

Ancestry of “soleus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlum—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
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