Where does “absolute” come from?
Absolute comes from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolutus, the past participle of absolvo meaning to release or set free, derived from ab and solvo.
absolute (English): Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications...
Definitions
- Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications...
Ancestry of “absolute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 2 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 3 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 4 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 5 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “absolute”
- absolutely
- absoluteness
- absolutistic
- absolutize
- absolutization
- nonabsolute
- absolutisation
- absolutise
- absofuckinglutely
- absolutistically
- posolutely
- posilutely
- absotively
- absitively
- absobloodylutely
- ab-
- absoluta
- absolute state
- 絶対
- absolute unit
- fee simple absolute in possession
- subabsolute
- superabsolute
- term of years absolute