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Where does “Bausoldat” come from?

Bausoldat (German) comes from German Soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.

Bausoldat (German): construction soldier

Definitions

  1. construction soldier

Ancestry of “Bausoldat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSoldatsoldier
2Italiansoldatosoldier
3Italiansoldareto pay a soldier or military member
4Italiansoldopenny, cent; money
5Italiansaldareto solder, weld; to join; to put together; to...
6Italiansaldofirm, steady; sound; settlement, payment
7Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
8Proto-Italicsoliðos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →