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Where does “indissolubly” come from?

Indissolubly comes from Middle French indissoluble, from Latin indissolubilis, combining the negative prefix with a root from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

indissolubly (English): In an indissoluble manner; in a manner that is...

Definitions

  1. In an indissoluble manner; in a manner that is...

Ancestry of “indissolubly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindissolubleLasting; indestructible; not possible to...
2Middle Frenchindissoluble—
3Latinindissolubilis—
4Latindissolubilis—
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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