Where does “Fußsoldat” come from?
Fußsoldat (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.
Fußsoldat (German): foot soldier, infantryman
Definitions
- foot soldier, infantryman
Ancestry of “Fußsoldat”, step by step
Fußsoldat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Soldat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Soldat | soldier |
| 2 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 3 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 4 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 5 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 6 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |