Sun Dutch "zon", Old High German "sunna", modern German "Sonne", Old Norse "sunna", and Gothic "sunnō". All Germanic terms for the Sun stem from Proto-Germanic *"sunnōn". The Latin name for the Sun, "Sol", is used at times as another name for the Sun, but is not commonly used in everyday English. "Sol" is also used by planetary astronomers to refer to the duration of a solar day on another planet, such as Mars. The related word "solar" is the usual adjectival term used for the Sun, in terms such as solar day, solar eclipse, and Solar System. A mean Earth solar
Yes and no single one". (In Latin, "non" similarly devolved from "noenum", which also means "not one".) The French "oui" was formerly "oïl" (after which Langue d'oïl is named), which, in turn, came from the Vulgar Latin "hoc ille", meaning "this one" ("it is" this one). In Spanish, the words "sí" (yes) and "no" (no) are unambiguously classified as adverbs: not only do they serve as answers to questions; they also modify verbs. The affirmative "sí" can replace the verb after a negation ("Yo no tengo carro, pero él sí = "I don't own a car, but he does) or intensify it ("I