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