Where does “soldadinho” come from?
soldadinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese soldado, from Portuguese soldar, from Latin solidare, from Latin solido, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
soldadinho (Portuguese): toy soldier
Definitions
- toy soldier
Ancestry of “soldadinho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | soldado | soldier; soldier; warrior; soldered |
| 2 | Portuguese | soldar | to weld |
| 3 | Latin | solidare | present active infinitive of solidō;... |
| 4 | Latin | solido | I make, or become solid, firm etc; I strengthen... |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |