Liquid etymology

English

English word liquid comes from Latin liqueo, Latin liquere, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) liquide (Liquid (existing in the physical state of a liquid).)

Etymology of liquid

Detailed word origin of liquid

Dictionary entry Language Definition
liqueo Latin (lat) (figuratively) I am clear, evident, apparent.. I am clear, transparent, limpid.. I am liquid, fluid.
liquere Latin (lat)
liquidus Latin (lat) (figuratively) clear, calm, serene, peaceful. (figuratively) clear, manifest, evident, obvious, certain. (figuratively) unadulterated, unmixed, pure. (figuratively) without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowing. (substantive) a liquid; water. Clear, transparent, limpid. Liquid, fluid, flowing.
liquide Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Liquid (existing in the physical state of a liquid).
liquide Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
liquid English (en) (finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.. (finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.. (phonology) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.. Flowing or sounding [...]