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Where does “soldo” come from?

soldo (Italian) comes 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.

soldo (Italian): penny, cent; money

Definitions

  1. penny, cent; money

Ancestry of “soldo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soldo”

  • soldo
  • soldare
  • soldadesco
  • soldino
  • soldato
  • soldare
  • soldatesco
  • soprassoldo
  • солдат
  • солда́т
  • solde
  • soldatesque
  • soldat
  • solder
  • Bausoldat
  • Soldat
  • Zeitsoldat
  • Fußsoldat
  • Sold
  • Soldatin
  • Kindersoldat
  • Zinnsoldat
  • besolden
  • soldat
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