Where does “sōlstitium” come from?

sōlstitium (Latin) comes from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sōlstitium (Latin): summer solstice

Definitions

  1. summer solstice

Ancestry of “sōlstitium”, step by step

sōlstitium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sistō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place
2Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Latin sōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōl—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sōlstitium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic sistō →