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Where does “sule” come from?

sule (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman soyl, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sule (Middle English): ground, earth

Definitions

  1. ground, earth

Ancestry of “sule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansoylbottom, ground, pavement
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sule”

  • soil
  • subsoil
  • topsoil
  • soilless
  • subsoiling
  • soal
  • soilborne
  • soiler
  • undersoil
  • subsoiler
  • paleosoil
  • soily
  • nonsoil
  • topsoiling
  • soillike
  • unsoilable
  • antisoil
  • unsoiling
  • soilable
  • soiliness
  • soilsome
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