Where does “dissolvent” come from?

dissolvent (English) comes from Latin dissolvens, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

dissolvent (English): Capable of dissolution into a fluid; Having power...

Definitions

  1. Capable of dissolution into a fluid; Having power...

Ancestry of “dissolvent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindissolvensunloosing
2LatindissolvoI unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;...
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 →