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Where does “solid” come from?

Solid comes from Old French solide, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-, a root meaning to make whole or complete.

solid (English): That can be picked up or held, having a texture,...

Definitions

  1. That can be picked up or held, having a texture,...

Ancestry of “solid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsolidité—
2Latinsoliditassolidity
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “solid”

  • solidity
  • solidly
  • semisolid
  • solidness
  • unsolid
  • biosolid
  • nonsolid
  • solidlike
  • supersolid
  • solidism
  • solidist
  • subsolid
  • insolidity
  • solidungular
  • semisolidity
  • quasisolid
  • unsolidity
  • solidungulate
  • solidish
  • Platonic solid
  • solid rocket
  • Johnson solid
  • nanosolid
  • supersolidity
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