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Where does “soldare” come from?

soldare (Italian) comes from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

soldare (Italian): to pay a soldier or military member

Definitions

  1. to pay a soldier or military member

Ancestry of “soldare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoldopenny, cent; money
2Italiansaldareto solder, weld; to join; to put together; to...
3Italiansaldofirm, steady; sound; settlement, payment
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “soldare”

  • soldadesco
  • soldato
  • soldatesco
  • солдат
  • солда́т
  • soldatesque
  • soldat
  • Bausoldat
  • Soldat
  • Zeitsoldat
  • Fußsoldat
  • Soldatin
  • Kindersoldat
  • Zinnsoldat
  • soldat
  • zaldāts
  • soldatigi
  • soldati
  • soldato
  • infansoldato
  • dungosoldato
  • lusoldato
  • soldatejo
  • soldatiĝi
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