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Where does “absolu” come from?

absolu (French) comes from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolu (French): absolute

Definitions

  1. absolute

Ancestry of “absolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchabsolut—
2Latinabsolūtus—
3Latinabsolvō—
4LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “absolu”

  • абсолютизм
  • absolutoire
  • absolument
  • absolutisme
  • absolutiste
  • absolutisme
  • absolutism
  • absolut
  • აბსოლუტიზმი
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