Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soldato

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
solda-to
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the lowest tier of the Italian Mafia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin (nummus) solidus Latin soldus Italian soldo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian soldare Italian -ato Italian soldatobor. English soldato Borrowed from Italian soldato (“soldier”).

Questions

What does soldato mean?
A member of the lowest tier of the Italian Mafia.
Where does soldato come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin (nummus) solidus Latin soldus Italian soldo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian soldare Italian -ato Italian soldatobor. English soldato Borrowed from Italian soldato (“soldier”).

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