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English word origin

Etymology of solid

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid From Middle English solide, borrowed fr

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma. · Appreciably large in size, quantity, or value. · Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials. · Strong or unyielding.

adv

Solidly. · Without spaces or hyphens.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). · A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve). · A favor. · An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English solid, from the adjective, Middle French solide, or Latin solidum. Doublet of solidum.

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