Where does “sail” come from?

sail (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh seil, from Proto-Brythonic *söl, from Latin solea, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

sail (Welsh): base, basis, foundation

Definitions

  1. base, basis, foundation

Ancestry of “sail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshseil—
2Proto-Brythonic*söl—
3Latinsoleasandal; sole of a shoe
4Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot

Words derived from “sail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →Every word from Latin solea →