The substantive base type Lat. solarium is derived from the Latin adjective sōlārius 'belonging to the sun'. The noun appeared in Latin with mainly two meanings: 1) sundial, 2) any place that is exposed to the sun (cf. Georges under solarius). Both meanings are already proven in Plautus (cf. Georges, under solarius; cf. FEW 12, 36-38 under solarium). The base type in its original meaning (2) can be found in Standard Italian and Standard German as well as Old and Middle French (cf. Ital. solaio, Ger. Söller, OFr. soler (see Du Cange Vol. 7 under solier).