Where does “Solōn” come from?

Solōn (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic sulōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

Solōn (Latin): Solon (legislator of Athens)

Definitions

  1. Solon (legislator of Athens)

Ancestry of “Solōn”, step by step

Solōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sulōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulōnąto soil
2Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck

via Ancient Greek Σόλων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣόλωνSolon

Words derived from “Solōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulōną →