parasol
Meaningagainst the sun
Common meaning: a light sunshade
- parabeside
- solthe sunLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1717 · scan
‘beside’ + ‘the sun’ → parasol
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin sōl ‘the sun’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sōl, p. 1717 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sōl, sōlis Latin “the sun”
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