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