Where does “solus” come from?
solus (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish solus, from Old Irish so, from Proto-Celtic so, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
solus (Middle Irish): bright; clear; clear, lucid
Definitions
- bright; clear; clear, lucid
Ancestry of “solus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | solus | bright, clear |
| 2 | Old Irish | so | this |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | so | this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
Words derived from “solus”