Where does “absoluteness” come from?
Absoluteness comes from Middle English -nesse (suffix forming abstract nouns) added to Middle French absolut, from Latin absolutus (past participle of absolvo, meaning to loosen or set free), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó (off, away).
absoluteness (English): The fact of being finished or perfected;...
Definitions
- The fact of being finished or perfected;...
Ancestry of “absoluteness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 2 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 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 |