Where does “so” come from?
so (Spanish) comes from English So, 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.
so (Spanish): under; you; so
Definitions
- under; you; so
Ancestry of “so”, step by step
so traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English So
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | So | A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand;... |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Spanish señor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | señor | mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 4 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |