Where does “sold” come from?
Sold derives from Middle English soud, from Old French solde, from Latin solidus meaning "solid or firm," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- meaning "whole."
sold (English): simple past tense and past participle of sell;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of sell;...
Ancestry of “sold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | solde | — |
| 2 | Middle French | solde | — |
| 3 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 4 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 5 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |