Where does “solar” come from?
solar (Spanish) comes from Spanish suelo, from Old Spanish suelo, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.
solar (Spanish): ground, land
Ancestry of “solar”, step by step
solar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish suelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | suelo | ground, floor; soil; “I usually” |
| 2 | Old Spanish | suelo | ground |
| 3 | Latin | sōlum | bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swol- | sole; sole of the foot |
via Latin sōlāris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sōlāris | Of or pertaining to the sun, solar |
| 2 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
Words derived from “solar”