Where does “soltar” come from?

soltar (Catalan) comes from Catalan solt, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

soltar (Catalan): to release, free

Definitions

  1. to release, free

Ancestry of “soltar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansoltunbound, loose
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Latin solvo
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