Where does “footsoldiery” come from?
footsoldiery (English) comes from English soldiery, from English soldier, from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier, from Medieval Latin soldarius, from Late Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.
footsoldiery (English): Foot soldiers collectively
Definitions
- Foot soldiers collectively
Ancestry of “footsoldiery”, step by step
footsoldiery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soldiery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soldiery | Soldiers considered as a group; The profession or... |
| 2 | English | soldier | A member of an army, of any rank; A private in... |
| 3 | Middle English | soudeour | A soldier; a member of an organised army |
| 4 | Old French | soudier | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | soldarius | soldier; mercenary |
| 6 | Late Latin | solidus | a gold coin of the Roman Empire; type of coin;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via English foot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 2 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 3 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |