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sol.

sun

3 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsol/[ˈs̺oɫ]
  1. sun

    masculine
  2. sunlight

    masculine
  3. sunny side (of a place)

    masculine
    quítate do sol
  4. daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese sol, from Latin sōl (“sun”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

noun/ˈsol/[ˈs̺oɫ]
  1. sol (a musical note)

    masculine
  2. G (the musical note or key)

    masculine
noun/ˈsɔl/[ˈs̺ɔɫ]
  1. sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English solbor. Galician sol Borrowed from English sol.

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