Where does “absolutisme” come from?
absolutisme (French) comes from French absolu, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
absolutisme (French): absolutism
Definitions
- absolutism
Ancestry of “absolutisme”, step by step
absolutisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French absolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | absolu | absolute |
| 2 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 3 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 4 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 5 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Latin absolūtiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | absolūtiō | an acquittal, absolving |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |