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Where does “souloir” come from?

souloir (Middle French) comes from Old French soloir, from Latin soleō, from Latin sodeō, from Proto-Italic sweðēō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

souloir (Middle French): to have a custom; to do habitually

Definitions

  1. to have a custom; to do habitually

Ancestry of “souloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoloirto have a custom; to usually do
2Latinsoleō—
3Latinsodeō—
4Proto-Italicsweðēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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