Etymograph

English

soleus

Soleus comes from Latin solum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolum1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1995soleus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English soleus
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic: “At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolumWiktionary, English soleus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1995soleusWiktionary, English soleus. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic: “At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72…”

Linked words

through Latin solum

soil, 5 more

Today it means

noun A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “soleus”. 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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