Etymograph

English

solutionize

From solution + -ize.

Formed from solution + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off’

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Latin solvō ‘loosen’

Latin solūtiō ‘the act of loosening or unfastening someone…’

Old French solucion ‘payment of a debt’

Middle English solucioun ‘the answer to or explanation for a problem’

English solution

Today it means

verb To heat (a metal alloy) to form a homogeneous solid solution.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “solutionize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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