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Where does “unabsolvable” come from?

unabsolvable (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.

unabsolvable (English): That cannot be absolved

Definitions

  1. That cannot be absolved

Ancestry of “unabsolvable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsolvableThat may be absolved
2EnglishabsolveTo set free, release or discharge; To resolve; to...
3Middle Englishabsolven—
4Latinabsolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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