Where does “солда́т” come from?
солда́т (Russian) 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.
солда́т (Russian): soldier
Ancestry of “солда́т”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “солда́т”