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
- Within a soil profile, a set of related soil...
Ancestry of “solum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sōlum | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swol- | sole; sole of the foot |