Where does “mīlitāns” come from?

mīlitāns (Latin) comes from Latin milito, from Latin mīles — A soldier.

mīlitāns (Latin): being a soldier; serving in the military

Definitions

  1. being a soldier; serving in the military

Ancestry of “mīlitāns”, step by step

mīlitāns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin milito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmilitoI am a soldier, I act as a soldier; I wage war
2LatinmīlesA soldier

via Latin mīlitāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīlitāre—

Words derived from “mīlitāns”

Every word from Latin mīles →Every word from Latin milito →
mīlitāns — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer