Etymograph

English

solano

Solano comes from Spanish solano ‘nightshade’, from Latin solanus ‘pertaining to the sun’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sóh₂wl̥‘sun’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōl‘sun’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolanus‘pertaining to the sun’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentsolano‘nightshade’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sóh₂wl̥‘sun’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōl‘sun’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolanus‘pertaining to the sun’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentsolano‘nightshade’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‘sun’

sun, southern, helium, parasol, 5 more

through Latin sōl ‘sun’

solar, sol, soleil, 7 more

Today it means

noun A certain east wind of the Mediterranean.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ / solano

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