soldato

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noun

A member of the lowest tier of the Italian Mafia.

OriginItalian soldato ← Latin soldus ← Proto-Italic *soliðos →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the lowest tier of the Italian Mafia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s
  3. Proto-Italic*soliðos
  4. Latin(nummus) solidus
  5. Latinsoldus
  6. Italiansoldo
  7. Italiansoldare
  8. Italiansoldato
  9. Englishsoldato

Borrowed from Italian soldato (“soldier”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soldato,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soldato.

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