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Where does “soldum” come from?

soldum (Late Latin) comes from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

soldum (Late Latin): pay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;...

Definitions

  1. pay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;...

Ancestry of “soldum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
2Proto-Italicsoliðos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “soldum”

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