Where does “sollicitude” come from?
sollicitude (Old French) comes from Latin sollicitūdō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos, from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nós, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
Ancestry of “sollicitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sollicitūdō | anxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness |
| 2 | Latin | sollicitus | Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;... |
| 3 | Latin | sollus | whole, entire, unbroken |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | solnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sol(h₂)nós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |