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Where does “absolute state” come from?

absolute state (English) comes from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.

absolute state (English): In Semitic languages, the condition of a noun not...

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  1. In Semitic languages, the condition of a noun not...

Ancestry of “absolute state”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsoluteFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications...
2Middle Englishabsolut—
3Middle Frenchabsolut—
4Latinabsolūtus—
5Latinabsolvō—
6LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
7Latinsē-—
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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