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Where does “asolar” come from?

asolar (Spanish) comes from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

asolar (Spanish): to ravage, destroy; to dry up; to parch

Definitions

  1. to ravage, destroy; to dry up; to parch

Ancestry of “asolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
2EnglishSol—
3Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
4Latinsolidumsolid
5Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
6Proto-Italicsoliðos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →