Where does “fàinne-solais” come from?
fàinne-solais (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sòlas, from Middle Irish sólás, from Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium, from Latin solor, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
fàinne-solais (Scottish Gaelic): halo
Ancestry of “fàinne-solais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | sòlas | comfort, consolation, solace; felicity, delight,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sólás | — |
| 3 | Old French | solas | joy; pleasure; enjoyment |
| 4 | Latin | sōlācium | — |
| 5 | Latin | solor | I comfort, console, solace; I soothe, ease,... |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |