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[–] 4 points 16 hours ago*

And "soldier" comes from "solidus", a Roman gold coin. So soldier = one who receives pay. It's more involved than that but basically yeah.

"Mercenary" also has its roots in "merce" = "goods" or "merchandise". So mercenary is also rooted in payment. Also Mercurius was the god of among other thing commerce.

Alas we wax etymological!

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