Where does “solderable” come from?
solderable (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.
solderable (English): That can be soldered
Definitions
- That can be soldered
Ancestry of “solderable”, step by step
solderable 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 able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |