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Where does “soliciten” come from?

soliciten (Middle English) comes from Old French soliciter, from Latin sollicitō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos, from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nós, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

Ancestry of “soliciten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoliciter—
2Latinsollicitō—
3LatinsollicitusThoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...
4Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
5Proto-Italicsolnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “soliciten”

  • solicit
  • soliciting
  • solicitee
  • solicitory
  • solicitest
  • soliciteth
  • nonsoliciting
  • nonsolicit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →