Where does “absolutist” come from?
Absolutist derives from English absolute, from Latin -ista, from Middle French absolut, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-, from Latin ab, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó meaning away or off.
absolutist (English): One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic...
Definitions
- One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic...
Ancestry of “absolutist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | absolutiste | absolutist; absolutist, absolutistic |
| 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 |