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Where does “sola” come from?

sola (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sola, from Vulgar Latin sola, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

sola (Portuguese): sole

Definitions

  1. sole

Ancestry of “sola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesola—
2Vulgar Latinsolanominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
3Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
4Latinsōlum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “sola”

  • solas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →