sol

sol · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsolve“wash away”
2. Italian · derived fromsol
3. Middle English · inherited fromsol“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”
4. English todaysol

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

sol · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsolidum
2. Old French · learned borrowing fromsol“French coin”
3. English todaysol

Learned borrowing from Old French sol (“French coin”) (modern French sou), from Latin solidum, the accusative singular of solidus (“Roman gold coin; (adjective) solid”). Doublet of sold, soldo, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

sol · noun³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sóh₂wl̥“sun”
2. Latin · derived fromsōl“sun”
3. Spanish · borrowed fromsol“sun”
4. English todaysol

PIE word *sóh₂wl̥ From Spanish sol (“sun”), from Latin sōl (“sun”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Doublet of Sol and sol, directly from the Latin.

sol · noun⁴

1. Latin · borrowed fromsōl“sun”
2. English todaysol

From Latin sōl (“sun”); see further at etymology 3. Doublet of sol from Spanish.

sol · noun⁵

Sense 1 (“type of colloid”) is derived from -sol (in words like alcosol and hydrosol), an abbreviation of solution. Sense 2 (“solution to an objection”) is derived directly from solution.

Sol · proper noun, noun⁶

1. Latin · borrowed fromSōl
2. Latin · borrowed fromSōl
3. English todaySol

Borrowed from Latin Sōl.

Sol · proper noun⁷

Shortening.

Words from the same roots