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

  1. Foot soldiers collectively

Ancestry of “footsoldiery”, step by step

footsoldiery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English soldiery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoldierySoldiers considered as a group; The profession or...
2EnglishsoldierA member of an army, of any rank; A private in...
3Middle EnglishsoudeourA soldier; a member of an organised army
4Old Frenchsoudier
5Medieval Latinsoldariussoldier; mercenary
6Late Latinsolidusa gold coin of the Roman Empire; type of coin;...
7Proto-Italicsoliðos
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via English foot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfootA biological structure found in many animals that...
2Middle Englishfotfoot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of...
3Old Englishfōtfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Italic soliðos