Where does “absolvent” come from?

absolvent (English) comes from Latin absolvēns, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolvent (English): Absolving; An absolver

Definitions

  1. Absolving; An absolver

Ancestry of “absolvent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolvēnsloosening from, making loose, detaching, untying
2Latinabsolvōto release, discharge
3Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →