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(9) Sol

Pankaj Khanna,  Visiting Faculty Maths/DI-LR IMS Indore.( 9424810575) (For the previous/next blog-posts click on the blog post numbers given below: 1    2    3    4     5    6    7     8     9    10    11    12   13    14   15   16 (This article is Posted on 13/4/2023.) (9) Sol In the previous article we discussed about the Greek root Helios meaning Sun God. Today we are going to discuss about similar Latin root Sol meaning  Sun God. Let us start with the most common word derived from Sol: Solar . It does not need any introduction. The word solar, from the Latin root solaris, "of the sun,"  has to do with the Star at the center of our Solar System. A few more words with the root ' Sol ' are listed below: (1) Solstice :  Either of the two times of the year at which the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sk...