Where does “kommandosoldat” come from?
kommandosoldat (Swedish) comes from Swedish soldat, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
kommandosoldat (Swedish): a commando (elite soldier)
Definitions
- a commando (elite soldier)
Ancestry of “kommandosoldat”, step by step
kommandosoldat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish soldat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | 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 |
via Swedish kommando
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kommando | a command, an order; command; a commando |