Where does “solfaktor” come from?

solfaktor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sol, 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 — whole.

solfaktor (Norwegian Nynorsk): sun protection factor

Definitions

  1. sun protection factor

Ancestry of “solfaktor”, step by step

solfaktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksolsun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl
2Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
3EnglishSolThe Sun, the star orbited by the Earth
4Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
5Latinsolidumsolid
6Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
7Proto-Italicsoliðos
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Norwegian Nynorsk faktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfaktora factor
2LatinfactorOne who or which does or makes something; doer,...
3Latinfaciōto do
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōriusory
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Italic soliðos