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Where does “solvent” come from?

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

solvent (French): third-person plural present indicative of soudre;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of soudre;...

Ancestry of “solvent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolventemaccusative masculine singular of solvēns;...
2LatinsolvoI loosen, untie, undo; free , release, acquit,...
3Latinsē-—
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “solvent”

  • solvent
  • insolvent
  • insolvency
  • solvency
  • cosolvent
  • nonsolvent
  • antisolvent
  • solventless
  • solventogenesis
  • solventogenic
  • plumbosolvency
  • plumbosolvent
  • cryosolvent
  • insolvently
  • unisolvent
  • solvomolality
  • biosolvent
  • nonsolvency
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