Where does “solvently” come from?

solvently (English) comes from English solvent, from French solvent, from Latin solventem, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

solvently (English): In a solvent manner

Definitions

  1. In a solvent manner

Ancestry of “solvently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolventA liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or...
2Frenchsolventthird-person plural present indicative of soudre;...
3Latinsolventemaccusative masculine singular of solvēns;...
4Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs
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