Where does “абсолютизъм” come from?
абсолютизъм (Bulgarian) comes from Russian абсолюти́зм, from French absolutisme, from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
Ancestry of “абсолютизъм”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абсолюти́зм | absolutism |
| 2 | French | absolutisme | absolutism |
| 3 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |