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Where does “absolutiste” come from?

absolutiste (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.

absolutiste (French): absolutist; absolutist, absolutistic

Definitions

  1. absolutist; absolutist, absolutistic

Ancestry of “absolutiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsoluabsolute
2Middle Frenchabsolut—
3Latinabsolūtus—
4Latinabsolvō—
5LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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