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Where does “solium” come from?

solium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

solium (Vulgar Latin): seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...

Definitions

  1. seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...

Ancestry of “solium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “solium”

  • seuiller
  • seuil
  • seuillage
  • sojlo
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