Where does “dissolute” come from?
Dissolute comes from Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus, the past participle of dissolvere meaning "to loosen or break apart," from solvere meaning "to loosen," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning "two."
dissolute (English): Unrestrained by morality; Recklessly abandoned to...
Definitions
- Unrestrained by morality; Recklessly abandoned to...
Ancestry of “dissolute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dissolute | — |
| 2 | Latin | dissolutus | dissolved, destroyed; discharged; abolished |
| 3 | Latin | dissolvo | I unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;... |
| 4 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |