Where does “militi” come from?
militi (Italian) comes from Italian militare, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
militi (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “militi”, step by step
militi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian militare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | militare | military; army; serviceman |
| 2 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Italian milite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | milite | soldier, rank and file |