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Where does “solas” come from?

solas (Old French) comes from Latin sōlācium, from Latin solor, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

solas (Old French): joy; pleasure; enjoyment

Definitions

  1. joy; pleasure; enjoyment

Ancestry of “solas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlācium—
2LatinsolorI comfort, console, solace; I soothe, ease,...
3Latin-āx—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “solas”

  • solace
  • solacement
  • solaceful
  • solacer
  • solaceth
  • solacest
  • sólás
  • sòlas
  • sólás
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