Where does “sole” come from?

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

sole (Norman): sole fish

Definitions

  1. sole fish

Ancestry of “sole”, step by step

sole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French soleil

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

via Vulgar Latin sola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsolanominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
2Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
3Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Vulgar Latin soliculus →
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