Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sóh₂wl̥
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥, most common first.
- southThe direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
- sunA star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- solarOf or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- solIn a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
- perihelionThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
- heliotropeA plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
- aphelionThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.