Where does “speedsolver” come from?
speedsolver (English) comes from English solver, from English solve, from French dissoudre, from Italian risolvere, from Spanish resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
speedsolver (English): A person who solves puzzles, such as the Rubik's Cube, as quickly as possible
Definitions
- A person who solves puzzles, such as the Rubik's Cube, as quickly as possible
Ancestry of “speedsolver”, step by step
speedsolver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solver | One who or that which solves |
| 2 | English | solve | To find an answer or solution to a problem or... |
| 3 | French | dissoudre | to dissolve |
| 4 | Italian | risolvere | to solve; to resolve; to settle |
| 5 | Spanish | resolver | to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address,... |
| 6 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Speed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Speed | The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion |
| 2 | Middle English | sped | good fortune |
| 3 | Old English | spēd | success; luck, prosperity, success |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spōdi | hurry, rush; success, prosperity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spōan | to succeed, prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spōaną | to prosper, succeed, be happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |