English → Latin
“solder” in Latin
ferrūmencement, solder, glue; connection, connecting word; iron rustpalpuspalm of the hand; feeler (of an insect)ferrūminōto cement
The English word solder itself goes back to Latin solidō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solder s.
ferrumen (Plin.). “Soft solder” (Sam Slick), palpum (e.g., mihi obtrudere non potes palpum, Plaut., Pseud., 4, 1, 35).
solder v.
ferruminare: conferruminare (to solder together, Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solder?
- The usual Latin words for “solder” are ferrūmen, palpus, ferrūminō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.