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Where does “nonsolvency” come from?

nonsolvency (English) comes from English solvency, from English solvent, from French solvent, from Latin solventem, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

nonsolvency (English): insolvency

Definitions

  1. insolvency

Ancestry of “nonsolvency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolvencyThe state of having enough funds or liquid assets...
2EnglishsolventA liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or...
3Frenchsolventthird-person plural present indicative of soudre;...
4Latinsolventemaccusative masculine singular of solvēns;...
5LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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