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Where does “cryosolvent” come from?

cryosolvent (English) comes from English solvent, from French solvent, from Latin solventem, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

cryosolvent (English): Any solvent that remains liquid at low...

Definitions

  1. Any solvent that remains liquid at low...

Ancestry of “cryosolvent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolventA liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or...
2Frenchsolventthird-person plural present indicative of soudre;...
3Latinsolventemaccusative masculine singular of solvēns;...
4LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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