Where does “solaio” come from?

solaio (Italian) comes from Latin solarium, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

solaio (Italian): attic, loft

Definitions

  1. attic, loft

Ancestry of “solaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolariuma sundial; a terrace exposed to the sun
2Latinsōl
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥