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sol n.the sun personified, late 14c. (it also is attested in Old English), from Old French and Latin sol "the sun, sunlight," from PIE *s(e)wol-, variant of root *sawel- "the sun." French soleil (10c.) is from Vulgar Latin *soliculus, diminutive of sol; in Vulgar Latin diminutives had the full meaning of their principal words and the suffixes seem to have been used sometimes for emphasis. Soli-lunar "relating to both the sun and the moon" is attested from 1680s. updated on March 04, 2023 |