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Where does “sollicitus” come from?

sollicitus (Latin) comes from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos, from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nós, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sollicitus (Latin): Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...

Definitions

  1. Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...

Ancestry of “sollicitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
2Proto-Italicsolnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “sollicitus”

  • solicitude
  • solicit
  • solicitation
  • soliciting
  • solicitous
  • solicitously
  • nonsolicitation
  • solicitousness
  • oversolicitous
  • unsolicitous
  • solicitee
  • antisolicitation
  • solicitory
  • solicitant
  • solicitest
  • soliciteth
  • nonsoliciting
  • nonsolicit
  • sollicitudo
  • sollicitare
  • sollicito
  • sollicitandus
  • sollicitatus
  • sollicitans
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