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Where does “dissolvingly” come from?

dissolvingly (English) comes from English dissolving, from English dissolve, from Middle English dissolven, from Catalan dissoldre, from Latin dissolvere, from Latin dissolvo, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.

dissolvingly (English): So as to dissolve or disappear gradually

Definitions

  1. So as to dissolve or disappear gradually

Ancestry of “dissolvingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdissolvingpresent participle of dissolve; The act by which...
2EnglishdissolveTo terminate a union of multiple members...
3Middle Englishdissolven—
4Catalandissoldreto dissolve, to disunite; to break up, to...
5Latindissolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatindissolvoI unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;...
7LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
8Latinsē-—
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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