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
- In an indissoluble manner; in a manner that is...
Ancestry of “indissolubly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indissoluble | Lasting; indestructible; not possible to... |
| 2 | Middle French | indissoluble | — |
| 3 | Latin | indissolubilis | indissoluble, not able to be dissolved |
| 4 | Latin | dissolubilis | dissoluble, able to be dissolved |
| 5 | Latin | dissolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | dissolvo | I unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy;... |
| 7 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |