English
solidification
Solidification comes from French solidifier ‘to solidify’, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s ‘entire’, and ultimately from *solh₂- ‘integrate, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘integrate, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s‘entire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soliðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolidus‘dense, solid, not hollow’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsolide‘secure, solid, firm, substantial’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentsolidifier‘to solidify’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentsolidification
- Englishtodaysolidification
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘integrate, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s‘entire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soliðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolidus‘dense, solid, not hollow’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsolide‘secure, solid, firm, substantial’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentsolidifier‘to solidify’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentsolidification
- Englishtodaysolidification
Formed from solid + -ification
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘integrate’
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Proto-Italic *soliðos
Latin solidus
Old French solide
Middle English solide
English solid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘integrate, whole’
save, safe, sold, sage, salute, holocaust, salvage, savior, salvation, salvo, salve, salvia, salutary, salubrious, salutation, 26 more
through Latin solidus ‘dense, solid, not hollow’
soldier, solidarity, sol, xu, consolidate, sou, soldado, 9 more
Today it means
noun The action of solidifying.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / solidification