Where does “soldadera” come from?
soldadera (English) comes from Spanish soldadera, from Spanish soldado, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo, from Latin solidus — whole.
soldadera (English): A female soldier in the Mexican Revolution
Definitions
- A female soldier in the Mexican Revolution
Ancestry of “soldadera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | soldadera | soldadera |
| 2 | Spanish | soldado | soldier |
| 3 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 4 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 5 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 6 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 7 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 8 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |