Where does “soûlard” come from?
soûlard (Norman) comes from Norman soûl, from Latin satullus, from Latin satur, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
soûlard (Norman): drunkard, drunk
Ancestry of “soûlard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | soûl | drunk |
| 2 | Latin | satullus | filled, satisfied |
| 3 | Latin | satur | full, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |