Where does “solfa” come from?
solfa (Italian) comes from Italian 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.
solfa (Italian): sol-fa, solfeggio; drone; third-person singular...
Definitions
- sol-fa, solfeggio; drone; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “solfa”, step by step
solfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sol | sol; G; Apocopic form of sole |
| 2 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 3 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 4 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 5 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Italian fà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fà | Misspelling of fa; Misspelling of fa' |
| 2 | Italian | fare | to do; to make; to provoke |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |