Where does “dissolvest” come from?
dissolvest (English) comes from English dissolve, from Middle English dissolven, from Catalan dissoldre, from Latin dissolvere, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
dissolvest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “dissolvest”, step by step
dissolvest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissolve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissolve | To terminate a union of multiple members... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissolven | To cause to dissolve or evanesce |
| 3 | Catalan | dissoldre | to dissolve, to disunite; to break up, to... |
| 4 | Latin | dissolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | dissolvo | I unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;... |
| 6 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |