Where does “insolidity” come from?
insolidity (English) comes from English solidity, from English solid, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditas, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
insolidity (English): Lack of solidity; weakness
Definitions
- Lack of solidity; weakness
Ancestry of “insolidity”, step by step
insolidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solidity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solidity | The state or quality of being solid; Moral... |
| 2 | English | solid | That can be picked up or held, having a texture,... |
| 3 | Middle French | solidité | — |
| 4 | Latin | soliditas | solidity |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |