Where does “militare” come from?
militare (Italian) comes from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
militare (Italian): military; army; serviceman
Definitions
- military; army; serviceman
Ancestry of “militare”, step by step
militare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mīlitāris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 2 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Latin milito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | milito | I am a soldier, I act as a soldier; I wage war |
| 2 | Latin | mīles | A soldier |
Words derived from “militare”