Where does “solderability” come from?
solderability (English) comes from English solder, from Middle English souder, from French soudure, from French souder, from Old French solder, from Latin solido, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
solderability (English): The quality or degree of being solderable
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being solderable
Ancestry of “solderability”, step by step
solderability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solder | Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of... |
| 2 | Middle English | souder | — |
| 3 | French | soudure | welding |
| 4 | French | souder | to solder |
| 5 | Old French | solder | to solder |
| 6 | Latin | solido | I make, or become solid, firm etc; I strengthen... |
| 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 |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |