Origin of the word "soldier"

Roman soldiers. The term "soldier" comes from the Latin "solidarius"

Although it is a term that we all pronounce countless times every day, how many of us know the origin of the word "soldier “?

So why are the "soldiers" called exactly like that?

I didn't know it, but after a little research I discovered that the name dates back to Imperial Rome , precisely to the period of Constantine I, which in 309-10 introduced, replacing the aureo , the gold coin in force until then, the solids , which would have been used in the eastern part of the Empire until the 10th century.

“Soldier” therefore derives from “ solidarius “, Or one who fought for solids .

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