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Where does “solèy” come from?

solèy (Haitian Creole) comes from French soleil, from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin soliculus, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

solèy (Haitian Creole): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “solèy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoleilsun
2Middle Frenchsoleilsun
3Old Frenchsoleilsun
4Vulgar Latinsoliculus—
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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