Where does “sousòl” come from?
sousòl (Haitian Creole) comes from French sous-sol, from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
sousòl (Haitian Creole): basement
Definitions
- basement
Ancestry of “sousòl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sous-sol | subsoil; basement; cellar |
| 2 | French | sol | soil, earth; ground; floor |
| 3 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 4 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 5 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 6 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |