Where does “soliloque” come from?

soliloque (French) comes from Late Latin soliloquium, from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

soliloque (French): soliloquy (act of a character speaking to himself)

Definitions

  1. soliloquy (act of a character speaking to himself)

Ancestry of “soliloque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsoliloquiumsoliloquy
2Latinsolusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others...
3Latinswolos—
4Proto-Italicswelos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “soliloque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Italic swelos →