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Where does “soldado” come from?

soldado (Portuguese) comes 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.

soldado (Portuguese): soldier; soldier; warrior; soldered

Definitions

  1. soldier; soldier; warrior; soldered

Ancestry of “soldado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesoldarto weld
2Latinsolidarepresent active infinitive of solidō;...
3LatinsolidoI make, or become solid, firm etc; I strengthen...
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →