Where does “solderess” come from?
solderess (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.
solderess (English): A female solderer
Definitions
- A female solderer
Ancestry of “solderess”, step by step
solderess 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 |