Where does “solum” come from?

Solum comes from Latin solum, traced back to Proto-Indo-European swol-, with the original sense unclear in available etymological evidence.

solum (English): Within a soil profile, a set of related soil...

Definitions

  1. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil...

Ancestry of “solum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →