Where does “solde” come from?
solde (Middle French) 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.
Ancestry of “solde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 2 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 3 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 4 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |