Etymology

semisolid

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Today it means: Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid. Full definition →

English solid ← Middle English solide ← Old French solide
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Latinsolidus
  6. Old Frenchsolide
  7. Middle Englishsolide
  8. Englishsolid
  9. English todaysemisolid

From semi- + solid.

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