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Where does “solderless” come from?

solderless (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.

solderless (English): Without the use of solder

Definitions

  1. Without the use of solder

Ancestry of “solderless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolderAny of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of...
2Middle Englishsouder—
3Frenchsoudurewelding
4Frenchsouderto solder
5Old Frenchsolderto solder
6LatinsolidoI make, or become solid, firm etc; I strengthen...
7Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
8Proto-Italicsoliðos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →