TehBamskitoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·5 days agoWhat is an extremely wholesome fact that could help brighten someone's day?message-squarearrow-up1128arrow-down12message-square71fedilink
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an extremely wholesome fact that could help brighten someone's day?TehBamskitoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·5 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squarefolkravarrow-up12arrow-down0·4 days agoedit-24 days agolinkfedilinkThe “Sol” name is actually more of a science-fiction, pop-culture thing. It’s just called “the Sun”. “Solar” comes from latin Solaris, meaning “pertaining to the sun”, “sol” itself meaning “sun”.
minus-squareSorteKaninarrow-up2arrow-down0·3 days agolinkfedilinkWell in some languages other than English the sun is actually called “Sol”.
minus-squarefolkravarrow-up1arrow-down0·3 days agolinkfedilinkOh, I believe you. It’s most likely because of the shared Latin root. The comment I was responding to was in English, though.
The “Sol” name is actually more of a science-fiction, pop-culture thing. It’s just called “the Sun”. “Solar” comes from latin Solaris, meaning “pertaining to the sun”, “sol” itself meaning “sun”.
Well in some languages other than English the sun is actually called “Sol”.
Oh, I believe you. It’s most likely because of the shared Latin root. The comment I was responding to was in English, though.