Etymology
Contents
Assumed
This section will go over words that seem to have been chosen with purpose, but no reason is explicitly given by Sudre. These words should make sense given his history of linguistics, music and ingenuity demonstrated throughout his work.
Do
Re
Fa
La
Possible origin:
- Spanish:
- French:
- Portuguese:
- Italian:
Si
Default note:
- b
Definition:
- English: Yes
- French: Oui
Possible origin:
- French: Oui, si (interjection)
- Latin (similar): Sīc
- Mandarin Chinese: Shì
- Portuguese: Sim
- Spanish: Sí
Other notes:
- Yes, spoken with an affirmative tone, is usually higher pitched than no
Milâ
- Voilà
Solsi
Default notes:
- g, b
Definiton:
- English: Thanks, thank you
- French: Merci
Possible origin:
- French: mer-ci -> mer-si -> sol-si
- Sool (gendered accent) has been defined as "Ah!", thus a compound made from that: sool-si; literally meaning "ah, yes!", similar in meaning to or used in conjunction with "thank you"
Solfamifa
Derived
Domifa
Words describing things affected by divine providence.
- Domifa - To be providential
- Domifado - To be human
- Domifare - To live, exist
- Domifami - To breathe
- Domifasol - To be a child
- Domifala - To grow
- Domifasi - To be strong
Domisol
Words that describe or relate to God.
- Domisol - God
- Domisoldo - To be supreme
- Domisolre - To be powerful, rule
- Domisolmi - To be great, have grandeur
- Domisolfa - To be intelligence
- Domisola - To have a spirit
- Domisolsi - To have a soul
~Redosol
- Redosol - To have customs
- Redosolre - To garnish
Redosi
- Redosi - To honour
- Redosire - To adorn, decorate, embelish
Mifami
Words that pertain to actions that generally or stereotypically produce a "sigh".
- Mifami - To sigh
- Mifamido - To be susceptible
- Mifamire - To be mediocre
- Mifamifa - To laze
- Mifamisol - To neglect
- Mifamila - To be sensual
- Mifamisi - To be a glutton
Factual
This section will outline notes given by Sudre either for a specific word, or a word that uses smaller elements that have been prevoiusly explained in order to aid remembering more words with related meanings.
Misol
Default notes:
- e, g
Definition:
- English: Well, good
- French: Bien
Official reason:
- "Sens musical dérivant de Dieu"
- "Musical sense deriving from God"
Solmi
Default notes:
- g, e
Definition:
- English: Bad, evil
- French: Mal
Official reason:
- "Sens musical dérivant de Satan"
- "Musical sense deriving from Satan"
Domisol
Default notes:
- c, e, g
Definition:
- English: God
- French: Dieu
Official reason:
- "Accord parfait"
- "Perfect chord"