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Where does “solfier” come from?

solfier (French) comes from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.

solfier (French): to sing using the sol-fa system

Definitions

  1. to sing using the sol-fa system

Ancestry of “solfier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsolsoil, earth; ground; floor
2Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
3EnglishSol—
4Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
5Latinsolidumsolid
6Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
7Proto-Italicsoliðos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →