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