Where does “solderen” come from?
solderen (Dutch) comes from French solder, from French solde, from Middle French solde, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
solderen (Dutch): to solder; to reduce in price
Definitions
- to solder; to reduce in price
Ancestry of “solderen”, step by step
solderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French solder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | solder | to close; to settle, to pay off; to sell at... |
| 2 | French | solde | balance; sale; pay of a soldier or other military... |
| 3 | Middle French | solde | — |
| 4 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 5 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 6 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |