Where does “soudoyer” come from?

soudoyer (French) comes from Old French soldoier, from Old French solde, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

soudoyer (French): to bribe

Definitions

  1. to bribe

Ancestry of “soudoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsoldoier—
2Old Frenchsolde—
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →