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Where does “solomillo” come from?

solomillo (Spanish) comes from Spanish solomo, from Spanish so, from English So, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.

solomillo (Spanish): sirloin

Definitions

  1. sirloin

Ancestry of “solomillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsolomosirloin
2Spanishsounder; you; so
3EnglishSoA Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand;...
4EnglishSol—
5Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
6Latinsolidumsolid
7Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
8Proto-Italicsoliðos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →