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Where does “soleil” come from?

soleil (Middle French) comes from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin soliculus, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

soleil (Middle French): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “soleil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoleilsun
2Vulgar Latinsoliculus—
3Latinsōl—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “soleil”

  • brise soleil
  • brise-soleil
  • soleil
  • ensoleillement
  • ensoleiller
  • solèy
  • soleil
  • saley
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