1891, "part of a house arranged to receive the sun's rays," earlier "sundial" (1842), from Latin solarium "sundial," also "a flat housetop," literally "that which is exposed to the sun," from sol "the sun" (from PIE root *sawel- "the sun").
soke
Sol
*sol-
solace
solar
solarium
sold
solder
soldier
soldiery
sole