Editing Solfège (section)

==Etymology==
{{Wiktionary}}
Italian "{{lang|it|solfeggio}}" and English/French "{{lang|fr|solfège}}" derive from the names of two of the syllables used: ''sol'' and ''fa''.<ref name="mw-solfeggio">{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solfeggio
  | title      = Solfeggio
  | work       = Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  | publisher  = Merriam-Webster Online
  | access-date = 27 February 2010
}}
</ref><ref name="mw-solfege">
{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solfege
  | title      = Solfège
  | work       = Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  | publisher  = Merriam-Webster Online
  | access-date = 27 February 2010
}}
</ref>

The generic term "[[solmization]]", referring to any system of denoting [[Pitch (music)|pitches]] of a musical scale by syllables, including those used in India and Japan as well as solfège, comes from French {{lang|fr|solmisation}}, from the Latin {{lang|la|solfège}} syllables ''sol'' and ''mi''.<ref name="mw-solmization">
{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solmization
  | title      = Solmization
  | work       = Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  | publisher  = Merriam-Webster Online
  | access-date = 27 February 2010
}}
</ref>

The verb "to sol-fa" means to sing the solfège syllables of a passage (as opposed to singing the lyrics, humming, etc).<ref name="mw-sol-fa">
{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sol-fa
  | title      = Sol-fa
  | work       = Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  | publisher  = Merriam-Webster Online
  | access-date = 27 February 2010
}}
</ref>