Where does “resolvable” come from?
Resolvable comes from English resolve, derived from Latin solvo meaning "to loosen or unfasten," combined with the Latin suffix -abilis meaning "capable of."
resolvable (English): Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be...
Definitions
- Able to be resolved; to which a solution may be...
Ancestry of “resolvable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resolve | To find a solution to; To reduce to simple or... |
| 2 | Middle English | resolven | To transmute; to change state |
| 3 | Old French | resolver | to resolve oneself; to become resolved |
| 4 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |