Where does “unsoldering” come from?
unsoldering (English) comes from English unsolder, from English solder, from Middle English souder, from French soudure, from French souder, from Old French solder, from Latin solido, from Latin solidus — whole.
unsoldering (English): present participle of unsolder
Definitions
- present participle of unsolder
Ancestry of “unsoldering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsolder | To reverse the process of soldering, such as by... |
| 2 | English | solder | Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of... |
| 3 | Middle English | souder | — |
| 4 | French | soudure | welding |
| 5 | French | souder | to solder |
| 6 | Old French | solder | to solder |
| 7 | Latin | solido | I make, or become solid, firm etc; I strengthen... |
| 8 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |