Where does “dissolutely” come from?
dissolutely (English) comes from English dissolute, from Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
dissolutely (English): In a dissolute manner
Definitions
- In a dissolute manner
Ancestry of “dissolutely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissolute | Unrestrained by morality; Recklessly abandoned to... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissolute | — |
| 3 | Latin | dissolutus | dissolved, destroyed; discharged; abolished |
| 4 | Latin | dissolvo | I unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;... |
| 5 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |