Where does “solvend” come from?

solvend (English) comes from Latin solvendus, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

solvend (English): A substance to be dissolved

Definitions

  1. A substance to be dissolved

Ancestry of “solvend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolvenduswhich is to be loosened, solved
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →
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