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Where does “suelo” come from?

suelo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish suelo, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

suelo (Spanish): ground, floor; soil; “I usually”

Definitions

  1. ground, floor; soil; “I usually”

Ancestry of “suelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsuelo—
2Latinsōlum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “suelo”

  • antisolar
  • termosolar
  • solar
  • subsuelo
  • extrasolar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →