Where does “soluble” come from?

soluble (French) comes from Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

soluble (French): soluble that can be dissolved

Definitions

  1. soluble that can be dissolved

Ancestry of “soluble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsolubilis—
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “soluble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →