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Where does “dissolving” come from?

Dissolving comes from English dissolve, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁, meaning two or apart.

dissolving (English): present participle of dissolve; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of dissolve; The act by which...

Ancestry of “dissolving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissolveTo terminate a union of multiple members...
2Middle Englishdissolven—
3Catalandissoldreto dissolve, to disunite; to break up, to...
4Latindissolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatindissolvoI unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;...
6LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
7Latinsē-—
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “dissolving”

  • undissolving
  • dissolvingly
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