Etymology

solidarity

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Today it means: A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group. Full definition →

French solidarité ← Latin solidum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsolidum“whole sum”
  2. French · derived fromsolidarité“solidarity”
  3. English todaysolidarity

By surface analysis, from English solidary + -ity, or from French solidarité (“solidarity”), from solidaire (“characterized by solidarity”), from Latin solidum (“whole sum”), neuter of solidus (“solid”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsolidum all →

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