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Where does “sol” come from?

sol (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sol (Norwegian Nynorsk): sun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl

Definitions

  1. sun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl

Ancestry of “sol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
2EnglishSol—
3Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
4Latinsolidumsolid
5Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
6Proto-Italicsoliðos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “sol”

  • solnedgang
  • solsystem
  • solcelle
  • solbrille
  • aerosol
  • solbrun
  • midnattssol
  • solvarme
  • solrenning
  • solbrend
  • solskjerm
  • solbærbusk
  • solbær
  • solenergi
  • soloppgang
  • solcellepanel
  • solrik
  • kveldssol
  • solur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →