English
soldadera
Soldadera comes from Spanish soldado ‘soldier’, from sueldo ‘military salary’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘integrate, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘integrate, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s‘entire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soliðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolidus‘gold coin’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsoldus
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500sueldo
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘military salary’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsoldado‘soldier’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsoldadera
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘integrate, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s‘entire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soliðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsolidus‘gold coin’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsoldus
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500sueldo
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘military salary’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsoldado‘soldier’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsoldadera
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘integrate, whole’
save, safe, salvation, sage, holocaust, salute, savior, salvage, salvo, salve, salvia, salutation, salutary, salubrious, 23 more
through Proto-Italic *soliðos
solidarity, consolidate, solidify, solidity, solidification, solidus, 6 more
through Latin solidus ‘gold coin’
through Late Latin soldus
Today it means
noun A female soldier in the Mexican Revolution.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / soldadera