Where does “solstice” come from?
solstice (Middle English) comes from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
solstice (Middle English): solstice (summer or winter)
Definitions
- solstice (summer or winter)
Ancestry of “solstice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | solstice | solstice |
| 2 | Latin | sōlstitium | summer solstice |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |