Where does “žoldnier” come from?

žoldnier (Slovak) comes from German Söldner, from Middle High German soldener, from Medieval Latin soldarius, from Late Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

žoldnier (Slovak): mercenary

Definitions

  1. mercenary

Ancestry of “žoldnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSöldnermercenary, sellsword
2Middle High Germansoldener—
3Medieval Latinsoldariussoldier; mercenary
4Late Latinsolidusa gold coin of the Roman Empire; type of coin;...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “žoldnier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →
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