Where does “sojlo” come from?
sojlo (Esperanto) comes from Italian soglia, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.
sojlo (Esperanto): sill, threshold
Ancestry of “sojlo”, step by step
sojlo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian soglia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | soglia | threshold; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | solea | sandal; sole of a shoe |
| 3 | Latin | sōlum | bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swol- | sole; sole of the foot |
via French seuil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | seuil | level; threshold; doorstep |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
Words derived from “sojlo”