Where does “nonabsolvable” come from?
nonabsolvable (English) comes from English absolvable, from English absolve, from Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
nonabsolvable (English): Not absolvable; that cannot be absolved
Definitions
- Not absolvable; that cannot be absolved
Ancestry of “nonabsolvable”, step by step
nonabsolvable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absolvable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absolvable | That may be absolved |
| 2 | English | absolve | To set free, release or discharge; To resolve; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | absolven | — |
| 4 | Latin | absolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 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 |