Where does “insolvently” come from?
insolvently (English) comes from English insolvent, from English solvent, from French solvent, from Latin solventem, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
insolvently (English): While insolvent
Definitions
- While insolvent
Ancestry of “insolvently”, step by step
insolvently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insolvent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insolvent | Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due; Owing... |
| 2 | English | solvent | A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or... |
| 3 | French | solvent | third-person plural present indicative of soudre;... |
| 4 | Latin | solventem | accusative masculine singular of solvēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |