Where does “soldățel” come from?
soldățel (Romanian) comes from Romanian soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
soldățel (Romanian): small soldier
Definitions
- small soldier
Ancestry of “soldățel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | 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 |