Where does “abactinally” come from?
abactinally (English) comes from English abactinal, from English ab-, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo — six.
abactinally (English): from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate...
Definitions
- from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate...
Ancestry of “abactinally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abactinal | Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the... |
| 2 | English | ab- | From; Away from; outside of; A unit of... |
| 3 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 4 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 5 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 6 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 7 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 8 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 9 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 10 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |