Where does “sou” come from?
sou (Louisiana Creole) comes from French sou, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
sou (Louisiana Creole): drunk
Definitions
- drunk
Ancestry of “sou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sou | sou; money; cash; cent |
| 2 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |