Where does “sueldo” come from?

sueldo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sueldo, from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sueldo (Spanish): salary; Any of several historical European units...

Definitions

  1. salary; Any of several historical European units...

Ancestry of “sueldo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsueldo—
2Late LatinsoldusAlternative form of solidus; solid
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “sueldo”

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