Where does “solfeggio” come from?
solfeggio (Italian) comes from Italian solfeggiare, from Italian solfa, from Italian sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus — whole.
solfeggio (Italian): solfeggio; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- solfeggio; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “solfeggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | solfeggiare | to practice sol-fa |
| 2 | Italian | solfa | sol-fa, solfeggio; drone; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | sol | sol; G; Apocopic form of sole |
| 4 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 5 | English | Sol | — |
| 6 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 7 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 8 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
Words derived from “solfeggio”