Where does “solfège” come from?
solfège (English) comes from French solfège, from Italian solfeggio, from Italian solfeggiare, from Italian solfa, from Italian sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol — whole.
solfège (English): A method of sight singing that uses the syllables...
Definitions
- A method of sight singing that uses the syllables...
Ancestry of “solfège”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | solfège | the art of singing using the sol-fa system;... |
| 2 | Italian | solfeggio | solfeggio; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | solfeggiare | to practice sol-fa |
| 4 | Italian | solfa | sol-fa, solfeggio; drone; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | sol | sol; G; Apocopic form of sole |
| 6 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 7 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 8 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 9 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 10 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |