Where does “fee simple absolute in possession” come from?
fee simple absolute in possession (English) comes from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
fee simple absolute in possession (English): The unqualified and unrestricted ownership of an estate in land; freehold tenure
Definitions
- The unqualified and unrestricted ownership of an estate in land; freehold tenure
Ancestry of “fee simple absolute in possession”, step by step
fee simple absolute in possession traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English absolute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 2 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 3 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 4 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 5 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 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 possession
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | possession | Control or occupancy of something for which one... |
| 2 | Latin | possessiō | The act of taking possession of, seizing, occupying, taking |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |