Etymograph

English

solacer

From solace + -er.

Formed from solace + -er

Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- ‘mercy, comfort’

Latin sōlācium ‘consolation’

Old French solas ‘joy’

English solace

Today it means

noun One who offers solace.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “solacer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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