Where does “Sol” come from?

Sol (Middle English) comes from Latin sol, from Proto-Italic swōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sol (Middle English): the Sun

Definitions

  1. the Sun

Ancestry of “Sol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolsun
2Proto-Italicswōl—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic swōl →Every word from Latin sol →