myEtymology.com: French etymology of solstice

Etymology of the French word solstice

the Old French word solstice

derived from the Latin word solstitium (solstice; summer-time, heat of the summer-solstice)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

derived from the Latin word sol (sun)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sāwel- (to shine)

Word found in Old French