Where does “soulmate” come from?
Soul mate combines English soul, from French souler and Old French sol, from Latin solidus meaning "solid" or "whole," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and seh₂- meaning "together" and "to bind."
soulmate (English): Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom...
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- Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom...
Ancestry of “soulmate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mate | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | — |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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