Where does “absolut” come from?

absolut (German) comes 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.

absolut (German): absolute; absolutely

Definitions

  1. absolute; absolutely

Ancestry of “absolut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolūtusconcluded, finished, complete, having been ended
2Latinabsolvōto release, discharge
3Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “absolut”

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