Where does “antiabsolutism” come from?
antiabsolutism (English) comes from English absolutism, from French absolutisme, from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.
antiabsolutism (English): opposition to absolutism
Definitions
- opposition to absolutism
Ancestry of “antiabsolutism”, step by step
antiabsolutism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absolutism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absolutism | Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute... |
| 2 | French | absolutisme | absolutism |
| 3 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |