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Where does “solanus” come from?

solanus (Latin) comes from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “solanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōl—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →