Where does “soleil” come from?

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

soleil (Old French): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “soleil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soleil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Vulgar Latin soliculus →