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
- The idea that there is no Absolute; especially...
Ancestry of “nonabsolutism”, step by step
nonabsolutism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absolutism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absolutism | Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute... |
| 2 | French | absolutisme | absolutism |
| 3 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 4 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 5 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 6 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 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 |