Where does “kommandosoldat” come from?
kommandosoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
kommandosoldat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a commando
Ancestry of “kommandosoldat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | soldat | soldier |
| 2 | French | soldat | soldier |
| 3 | Middle French | soldat | soldier |
| 4 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 5 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 6 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 7 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 8 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 9 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |