Where does “sol” come from?

sol (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

sol (Old Portuguese): only; just; no more than; sun; third-person...

Definitions

  1. only; just; no more than; sun; third-person...

Ancestry of “sol”, step by step

sol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin solus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others...
2Latinswolos—
3Proto-Italicswelos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Latin sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolsun
2Proto-Italicswōl—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Italic swelos →