Where does “solfège” come from?
solfège (French) 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.
solfège (French): the art of singing using the sol-fa system;...
Definitions
- the art of singing using the sol-fa system;...
Ancestry of “solfège”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 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 |