Where does “сольфеджио” come from?
сольфеджио (Russian) comes from Italian solfeggio, from Italian solfeggiare, from Italian solfa, from Italian sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum — whole.
сольфеджио (Russian): solfeggio, solfège
Ancestry of “сольфеджио”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | solfeggio | solfeggio; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | solfeggiare | to practice sol-fa |
| 3 | Italian | solfa | sol-fa, solfeggio; drone; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Italian | sol | sol; G; Apocopic form of sole |
| 5 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 6 | English | Sol | — |
| 7 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 8 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 9 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |