consolidate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[consolidate 词源字典]
1510s, "to compact into one body," from Latin consolidatus, past participle of consolidare "to make solid," from com- "together" (see com-) + solidare "to make solid" (see solid). Meaning "to make firm or strong" is from mid-16c. Related: Consolidated; consolidating.[consolidate etymology, consolidate origin, 英语词源]
consolidated (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
past participle adjective from consolidate. Of money, debt, etc., from 1753; in literal sense of "made firm, unified," from c. 1850.
consolidation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1400, from Late Latin consolidationem (nominative consolidatio), noun of action from past participle stem of consolidare "to make firm, consolidate," from com- "together" (see com-) + solidare "to make solid," from solidus (see solid).