Where does “aerosol” come from?
aerosol (Romanian) comes from French aérosol, from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
aerosol (Romanian): aerosol
Definitions
- aerosol
Ancestry of “aerosol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aérosol | aerosol |
| 2 | French | sol | soil, earth; ground; floor |
| 3 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 4 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 5 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 6 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |