Etymograph

English

soliform

Soliform comes from Latin sol ‘sun’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsol1‘sun’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1678soliform1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English soliform
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1678, Ralph Cudworth, London: […] Richard Royston: “For as light , and sight , or the…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolWiktionary, English soliform‘sun’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1678soliformWiktionary, English soliform. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1678, Ralph Cudworth, London: […] Richard Royston: “For as light , and sight , or the…”

Linked words

through Latin sol ‘sun’

solar, sol, soleil, solano, 6 more

Today it means

adj Like the sun in appearance or nature.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “soliform”. 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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