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Where does “nonabsolutism” come from?

nonabsolutism (English) comes from English absolutism, from French absolutisme, from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē- — six.

nonabsolutism (English): The idea that there is no Absolute; especially...

Definitions

  1. The idea that there is no Absolute; especially...

Ancestry of “nonabsolutism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsolutismDoctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute...
2Frenchabsolutismeabsolutism
3Frenchabsoluabsolute
4Middle Frenchabsolut—
5Latinabsolūtus—
6Latinabsolvō—
7LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
8Latinsē-—
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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