Where does “aerosol” come from?

aerosol (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sol, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

aerosol (Norwegian Bokmål): an aerosol

Definitions

  1. an aerosol

Ancestry of “aerosol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsolsun; solution; imperative of sole
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sōl →Every word from Old Norse sól →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål sol →